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From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Pritchard
Date:
[1850]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0318; Reel 1054
Summary:

Inability of JH's son [William] to pass Greek. Concerned that this may delay [William's] entry into Haileybury College. Notes similar inability with languages in JH's other two sons.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Pritchard
Date:
[9 June 1853]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.77 (C: RS:HS 23.135)
Summary:

Expresses grave concern at interest in ideas of table turning among many of the boys at Clapham school. Writes of importance of the education of the next generation. Reiterates his claim that all force is associated with will.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Pritchard
Date:
1866
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.101 (C: RS:HS 24.182)
Summary:

Discusses opinions of Charles Darwin's theories. Doubtful that the day has shortened due to tidal forces since the earth's beginning. Alexander Herschel helps in the revision of William Herschel's double star catalogue. Alex is preparing to lecture at Glasgow University.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Pritchard
Date:
[23 April 1866]
Source of text:
unknown
Summary:

Thanks CP and R.A.S. Council for funds to help with JH's catalogue of William Herschel's double stars. Alexander Herschel will begin work soon on the project.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Charles Pritchard
Date:
12 Oct [1866]
Source of text:
A. Pritchard comp. 1897, p. 93
Summary:

Responds to CP’s sermon. Corrects CP’s confusion of what CD said about eyes of the Articulata with human eye,

and questions applicability of CP’s mathematical arguments about length of geological time needed for evolution.

Agrees he was foolish about the Wealden, now struck from later editions [Origin, pp. 285–7].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Pritchard
Date:
[10 April 1867]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0319; Reel 1054 (Cdraft: RS:HS 25.15.24)
Summary:

JH is busy correcting first proofs of pages on double stars. Thanks for binding JH's star [allineations?]. CP's suggestion [see CP's 1867-3-27] to JH's son Alexander, to collect and edit William Herschel's papers, entails too much work for one editor. JH dreads thought of such work. Doubts CP's claim that WH observed fixed star in Corona.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Pritchard
Date:
[3 November 1868]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.103
Summary:

Solar spectrum observations of John Herschel (son of JH) may have produced detection of the photosphere and corona at a time other than a total solar eclipse.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
William Henry White
To:
Charles Pritchard
Date:
12 June 1880
Source of text:
MM/12/116, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society