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RS-MM-001304

From:
Harold Brewer Hartley
To:
Humphry Davy
Date:
Undated
Source of text:
MM/18/47, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society

Herschel6723

From:
Humphry Davy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.40
Summary:

Intended calling on him after he sent the papers, but was prevented. Has had discussions with W. T. Brande about the duties of the secretaries and will see JH about this at the club.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6724

From:
Humphry Davy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.41
Summary:

Is returning James South's papers. Will discuss publication matters on Thursday. Encloses a communication from [Thomas?] Weaver. What shall he do about [William?] Nicol?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6725

From:
Humphry Davy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.42
Summary:

JH's second note has prevented him writing to [William?] Nicol. Question of communication must rest with John Barlow and S. H. Christie. Sends a note on the extraction of silver. J. G. Children has a method for the South American Bubble companies. Will have a long paper on electro-chemical phenomena connected with copper sheathing.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6726

From:
Humphry Davy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.43
Summary:

Let meeting be on Saturday. May visit glass house on the way to Greenwich. Has sent W. T. Brande's paper to the R.S.L. Has JH tried magnetic effects on resin and sulfur?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6727

From:
Humphry Davy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.44
Summary:

Hopes to see R. S. Dundas (2nd Viscount Melville) before the next meeting of Council. Approves of JH's views. Everard Home's paper will be read this evening; hopes JH's paper on parallax will follow.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6728

From:
Humphry Davy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.45
Summary:

Is still confined to his room so would JH look over the enclosed papers for mistakes. Hopes Council will consider the position of James Hudson.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6729

From:
Humphry Davy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.46
Summary:

Will have great pleasure in going down on Sunday and will take his carriage. Hopes Mr. Carter will be in the party.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6730

From:
Humphry Davy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
n.d.
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.47
Summary:

Waited to see W. H. Wollaston who wishes to be called Honorary Commissioner of Longitude. Hopes to see him tomorrow.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

LINNEAN2724

From:
Sir Humphry Davy
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
20 Jan 1804
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/4/40, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Pleased that Smith is to lecture at the Royal Institution: he is limited to ten lectures but everything else is Smith's decision. Past examples of payment options, with Mr Grave, "public curator of Oxford", who gave two courses of ten lectures on civil architecture received £50 for each, Mr Dalton of Manchester received nearly the same for the same amount of lectures on Natural Philosphy, whilst three London lecturers who have chosen courses of six lectures on history, belle-lettres, and painting will receive life subscriptions for themselves and their wives, valued at £40.

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London

LINNEAN2725

From:
Sir Humphry Davy
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
22 Mar 1805/25 Mar 1805
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/4/41, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

The managers of the Royal Institution ask whether Smith would deliver a third course of lectures on botany in 1806. The last course gave "universal pleasure and satisfaction".

[Smith has briefly annotated his reply] Accepts the offer but would like to make the course longer.

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London

LINNEAN2726

From:
Sir Humphry Davy
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
20 Nov 1809
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/4/42, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Royal Institution would like Smith to give a course of twelve lectures on the "Philosophy of Natural History" for 60 guineas.

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London
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L368

From:
André-Marie Ampère
To:
Humphry Davy
Date:
1er novembre 1810
Source of text:
Correspondance du Grand Ampère (Paris: 1936), p. 355-356-357.
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
La Correspondance d’André-Marie Ampère
Text Online

L377

From:
Humphry Davy
To:
André-Marie Ampère
Date:
8 février 1811
Source of text:
Correspondance du Grand Ampère (Paris: 1936), p. 363.
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
La Correspondance d’André-Marie Ampère
Text Online

L422

From:
André-Marie Ampère
To:
Humphry Davy
Date:
26 août 1812
Source of text:
Correspondance du Grand Ampère (Paris: 1936), p. 414-415-416-417.
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
La Correspondance d’André-Marie Ampère
Text Online

Faraday0017

From:
Humphry Davy
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
24 December 1812
Source of text:
RI MS F8, 264
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
Text Online

L437

From:
Humphry Davy
To:
André-Marie Ampère
Date:
6 mars 1813
Source of text:
Correspondance du Grand Ampère (Paris: 1936), p. 430-431.
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
La Correspondance d’André-Marie Ampère
Text Online

L450

From:
André-Marie Ampère
To:
Humphry Davy
Date:
20 juin 1813
Source of text:
Correspondance du Grand Ampère (Paris: 1936), p. 444-445-446.
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
La Correspondance d’André-Marie Ampère
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L467

From:
André-Marie Ampère
To:
Humphry Davy
Date:
25 janvier 1814
Source of text:
Correspondance du Grand Ampère (Paris: 1936), p. 457-458.
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
La Correspondance d’André-Marie Ampère

RS-MM-000312

From:
Humphry Davy
To:
Henry Warburton
Date:
4 July 1814
Source of text:
MM/6/72, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society
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