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From:
Darwin, A. E.; Darwin, Francis
To:
Wedgwood, K. E.
Date:
[1846–51]
Source of text:
DAR 210.13: 1 (p. 2)
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Darwin Family Letters
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From:
Darwin, A. E.
To:
Wedgwood?, M. S.
Date:
[1846–51]
Source of text:
DAR 210.13: 1 (p. 1)
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Darwin Family Letters
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From:
Edward Forbes
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
Between 1846 and 1854
Source of text:
RI MS F1 K16
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Faraday Project
From:
John Edward Gray
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[1846–54]
Source of text:
DAR 205.5: 216 (Letters)
Summary:
Lateral teeth in Arcadae.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Roderick Impey Murchison, 1st baronet
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[1846?]
Source of text:
DAR 171: 319
Summary:
Gives CD page references [in The new statistical account of Scotland, vol. 14, pp 446, 507] for information regarding parallel roads.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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From:
Joseph Prestwich
To:
J. S. Henslow
Date:
1853
Source of text:
Cambridge University Library MS Add. 8177: 269
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Henslow Correspondence Project
From:
George Brettingham Sowerby
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[1846]
Source of text:
DAR 43.1: 5
Summary:
Note on editorial details concerning names of fossil shells [for South America, appendix]. The Latin for "Darwin" is "Darvinius".
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Pritchard
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1846?]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.108
Summary:
Congratulates JH and Margaret Herschel on birth of a daughter [Francisca?]. Asks JH's opinion of the ideas of 'lines of force' and 'lateral shakes.' Conducts a force experiment with J. P. Gassiot.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Christian F. Schönbein
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1846?]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.363
Summary:
Will call at Collingwood. Wants to show JH some experiments and asks JH to have phosphorous and starch ready.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Edward Sabine
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1846 or later]
Source of text:
RS:HS 19.293
Summary:
[Detached postscript] Ask president of 'B. I. Academy' to inform council of Math and Physics section how to handle [Robert] Mallet's paper and Sir W. Hamilton's letter.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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From:
Michael Faraday
To:
John Barlow
Date:
1846
Source of text:
Bence Jones (1870a), 2: 227-8
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Faraday Project
From:
Richard Sheepshanks
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1846 to 1855]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0529.1; Reel 1093
Summary:
Reminds JH of new format in Nautical Almanac to represent symbols of late F. W. Bessel. Thomas Henderson was working with unknown quantity [in preparing N. L. Lacaille's star catalog].
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Richard Sheepshanks
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
1846 or later
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.127
Summary:
Asks JH to prepare an eloge of F. W. Bessel.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Richard Sheepshanks
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
1846
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.131
Summary:
Explains to JH the R.A.S. Council's intent in asking JH to be Foreign Secretary, and the arrangements that have been made when JH declined.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
[Hugh?] Falconer
Date:
1846
Source of text:
EUL:Gen523/4/30
Summary:
Needs information on [H?]F's government aid, publication plans, costs, to be presented at upcoming B.A.A.S. committee meeting for obtaining further funds.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Henry Venn
Date:
[1846 to 1855]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0486; Reel 1055
Summary:
Hopes Sir R. H. Inglis explained JH's delay in answering. Missionaries have obligation to preserve unwritten languages. Suggests 'Phonotypic' system of [Isaac] Pitman, with some alterations.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
1846
Source of text:
JHS 1.58
Summary:
MH and Isabella are away; JH reports on how things are at home.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[1846?]
Source of text:
JHS LMJF.45.1g
Summary:
Resolution to a problem of Peter Stewart seems to be occurring, so JH will not interfere; JH has seen a shower bath in which he is interested.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
1846
Source of text:
JHS 3.14c
Summary:
JH is in poor health and asks MH to obtain more pills for him.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[1846]
Source of text:
JHS 3.14d
Summary:
Arrangements for JH's son William James and for travel to Collingwood.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project