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Herschel8527

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Frederick Howlett
Date:
[23 November 1859]
Source of text:
Adler Ms. 13
Summary:

Sending FH drawings of sunspots made by W. R. Dawes. Asks FH to inspect them and forward them to R.A.S. secretary R. C. Carrington along with any sunspots drawings made by FH on the same dates.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1156

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Frederick Howlett
Date:
[1861 or later]
Source of text:
RS:HS 25.14.13
Summary:

Returns a paper of Mr. Stobart, which deals with astronomical knowledge of the early Egyptians.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10634

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Frederick Howlett
Date:
[23 November 1863]
Source of text:
RS:HS 24.23
Summary:

Response to some papers sent to R.A.S.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10636

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Frederick Howlett
Date:
[26 January 1864]
Source of text:
RS:HS 24.26
Summary:

On the observation of sun spots.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10640

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Frederick Howlett
Date:
[30 April 1864]
Source of text:
RS:HS 24.42
Summary:

More on the construction of a good optical eyepiece for solar observations [see FH's 1864-4-27].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10642

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Frederick Howlett
Date:
[29 April 1867]
Source of text:
RS:HS 10.18 & 24.194
Summary:

Would like FH to study a phenomenon that JH has noticed on the sun's disk and that has no connections with sun-spots.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10644

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Frederick Howlett
Date:
[5 May 1867]
Source of text:
RS:HS 24.198
Summary:

Proposes to travel to visit FH next day to observe the sun with him.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10646

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Frederick Howlett
Date:
[10 October 1868]
Source of text:
RS:HS 24.231
Summary:

Details about sunspot observations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10648

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Frederick Howlett
Date:
[24 April 1870]
Source of text:
RS:HS 24.306
Summary:

Writes to compare notes on sunspot observations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8528

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Frederick Howlett
Date:
[29 August 1870]
Source of text:
Adler Ms. 13 (C: RS:HS 24.328)
Summary:

Comments on remarkable solar activity. JH admits he has no theory to explain sunspots.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10653

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Frederick Howlett
Date:
[7 April 1871]
Source of text:
RS:HS 24.361
Summary:

Is at present too ill to involve himself in any calculations necessary for making a good optical eyepiece.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

DCP-LETT-11701F

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Frederick Howlett
Date:
21 Sept [1878]
Source of text:
William Patrick Watson (dealer) (catalogue 22, January 2018, item 20)
Summary:

Cannot explain the peculiarities of the blood corpuscles of the Camelidae; maybe similarity between camels and ostriches arises from adaptation rather than common ancestry.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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