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From:
Mary Somerville
To:
John Herschel
Date:
31 Jul 1844?
Source of text:
HS 16.349, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse
From:
Mary Somerville
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[31 July 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.349
Summary:

Will be in London and hopes to see JH. Thanks for his letter and the promise of sending his papers on light. Also wants information on [Louis] Daguerre's work.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Mary Somerville
To:
Thomas Galloway
Date:
12 Sep 1844
Source of text:
Royal Astronomical Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse
From:
Mary Somerville
To:
John Herschel
Date:
16 Sep 1844?
Source of text:
HS 16.350, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse
From:
Mary Somerville
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 September 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.350
Summary:

Thanks JH for papers on light and photography. Enjoyed her visit to Collingwood. Feels privileged to be godmother to JH's daughter.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Mary Somerville
To:
John Herschel
Date:
20 Sep 1845
Source of text:
HS 16.351, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse
From:
Mary Somerville
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 September 1845]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.351
Summary:

Discusses light experiments, which 'amused' her during summer. Has heard no scientific news lately. Describes summer in Rome.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Mary Somerville
To:
John Herschel
Date:
23 Feb 1846
Source of text:
HS 16.353, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse
From:
Mary Somerville
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[23 February 1846]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.353
Summary:

Delighted that her paper was read at Royal Society. Discusses discovery of new planet [Neptune], and the future. Asks about his work.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Mary Somerville
To:
William Henry Smyth
Date:
16 Mar 1848
Source of text:
Somerville College Library
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse
From:
Mary Somerville
To:
RAS
Date:
4 Apr 1848
Source of text:
Royal Astronomical Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse
From:
Mary Somerville
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
25 Apr 1848
Source of text:
HS 16.355, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse
From:
Mary Somerville
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[25 April 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.355
Summary:

Sends Lady Herschel her book [Physical Geography] as a token of friendship. Discusses the current political turmoil. Regards to family.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Mary Somerville
To:
John Murray III
Date:
14 Oct 1848
Source of text:
91, MS 41131, NLS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse
From:
Mary Somerville
To:
John Murray III
Date:
1 Jan 1849
Source of text:
93, MS 41131, NLS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse
From:
Mary Somerville
To:
John Murray III
Date:
3 Mar 1849
Source of text:
95, MS 41131, NLS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse
From:
Mary Somerville
To:
John Murray III
Date:
7 Mar 1849
Source of text:
97, MS 41131, NLS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse
From:
Mary Somerville
To:
John Murray III
Date:
11 Mar 1849
Source of text:
99, MS 41131, NLS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse
From:
Mary Somerville
To:
John Murray III
Date:
17 Mar 1849
Source of text:
101, MS 41131, NLS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse
From:
Mary Somerville
To:
John Murray III
Date:
18 Jul 1849
Source of text:
102, MS 41131, NLS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse