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RS-MM-001101

From:
John Frederick William Herschel
To:
James David Forbes
Date:
11 June 1850
Source of text:
MM/16/138, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society

Herschel3523

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
James David Forbes
Date:
[27 July 1850]
Source of text:
St. Andrews 56 & C: TxU:H/L-0146; Reel 1054 inc
Summary:

Calls JF's attention to an article in which an answer is attempted to JF's objection to 'the argument from probability of a physical connection between individuals of a double star.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3194

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
James David Forbes
Date:
[31 October 1850]
Source of text:
St. Andrews 93 A/a (C: RS:HS 23.93)
Summary:

Describes travels through a volcanic district in France, highlighting beautiful scenery, various rock and lava formations, analyzing their causes, and comparing JH's observations with JF's.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3280

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
James David Forbes
Date:
1851-10
Source of text:
St. Andrews 87 (C: RS:HS 23.108)
Summary:

Asks JF to deliver papers about professorships and a council position at a new university at Sydney to interested, qualified parties.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Tyndall0614

From:
John Tyndall
To:
James David Forbes
Date:
5th April 1852
Source of text:
Incoming letters 1852, no. 33, StA JDF
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
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Tyndall0620

From:
John Tyndall
To:
James David Forbes
Date:
19th April 1852
Source of text:
Incoming letters 1852, no. 42, StA JDF
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
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Faraday2817

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
James David Forbes
Date:
8 April 1854
Source of text:
SAU MS JDF 1854/56
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
Text Online

Faraday3046

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
James David Forbes
Date:
17 November 1855
Source of text:
RI MS F1 A23
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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Faraday3148

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
James David Forbes
Date:
29 May 1856
Source of text:
SAU MS JDF 1856/53
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

Herschel3151

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
James David Forbes
Date:
1856[?]-12-11
Source of text:
St. Andrews 109
Summary:

Letter of introduction for the Drs. Hermann and Robert Schlagentweit, whose scientific interests parallel JF's.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3225

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
James David Forbes
Date:
[14 January 1857]
Source of text:
St. Andrews 55a (C: RS:HS 23.187)
Summary:

Thanks JF for his dissertation on the Progress of Mathematical and Physical Science. Discusses health of JF and JH. Suggests that some actinometric measurements are not as seriously flawed as at first thought [see JH's 1847-3-1].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Faraday3225

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
James David Forbes
Date:
29 January 1857
Source of text:
SAU MS JDF 1857/14
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
Text Online

Faraday3236

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
James David Forbes
Date:
12 February 1857
Source of text:
SAU MS JDF 1857/19
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

Tyndall1350

From:
John Tyndall
To:
James David Forbes
Date:
7th March 1857.
Source of text:
JDF Incoming letters 1857, no. 33, StA
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall1446

From:
John Tyndall
To:
James David Forbes
Date:
21st. Oct. 1857.
Source of text:
JDF Incoming letters 1857, no. 85, StA
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Herschel3248

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
James David Forbes
Date:
1858-5[?]
Source of text:
St. Andrews 49
Summary:

Asks if JF's article on glaciers is for Encyclopaedia Britannica. Requests that JF change a computational error in his copy of JH's article on meteorology.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3438

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
James David Forbes
Date:
[22 May 1858]
Source of text:
St. Andrews 57a
Summary:

Expresses thanks for several of JF's writings and relief at JF's good health. Comments on JH's own writing.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3437

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
James David Forbes
Date:
[18 July 1858]
Source of text:
St. Andrews 76a (encl 76b)
Summary:

Comments on JF's article about glaciers and particularly on the solid, liquid, and other states of matter.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Faraday3485

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
James David Forbes
Date:
23 July 1858
Source of text:
SAU MS JDF 1858/80
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
Text Online

Faraday3579

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
James David Forbes
Date:
22 March 1859
Source of text:
SAU MS JDF 1859/17
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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