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Herschel8843

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Henry Fox Talbot
Date:
[6 May 1851]
Source of text:
Science Museum Talbt 1/40 (C: RS:HS 23.103)
Summary:

Agrees to WT's use of name 'amphitype' [see WT's 1851-5-6 or earlier].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1372

From:
William Henry Fox Talbot
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
1851-5-6 or earlier
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.321
Summary:

Refers to process which produces pictures that are negative or positive depending upon the light. Hopes to use it to photograph lunar landscape. Wants to call it 'amphitype' if JH agrees.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Faraday2419

From:
William Spence
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
7 May 1851
Source of text:
RI MS F1 K39
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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Faraday2420

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
John Ridout
Date:
8 May 1851
Source of text:
WIHM MS FALF
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

Herschel9349

From:
Georg Adolph Erman
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 May 1851]
Source of text:
RS:HS 7.103
Summary:

Sends a paper. Comments on temperature at low altitudes and listing papers known on this subject.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel272

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 May 1851]
Source of text:
RGO 6.119.208
Summary:

A note to accompany the forwarding of a packet of 'Eclipse Observation Suggestions' [see JH's 1851-4-4].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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HENSLOW-359

From:
Leonard Horner
To:
J. S. Henslow
Date:
10 May 1851
Source of text:
Cambridge University Library MS Add. 8177: 171
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Henslow Correspondence Project
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Tyndall0482

From:
Thomas Archer Hirst
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
Sunday - May 11th/51
Source of text:
MS JT/1/H/157; MS JT/1/HHTYP/131-133, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Herschel12743

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Richard Franklyn
Date:
[12 May 1851]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0160; Reel 1054
Summary:

Assurance that compensation for Moneyers, whose contract terminates tomorrow, will not be affected by Moneyers' continuing to coin on temporary basis.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Faraday2421

From:
Alfred Swaine Taylor
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
13 May 1851
Source of text:
RI MS Conybeare Album, f.17
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

Herschel13592

From:
George Cornewall Lewis
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 May 1851]
Source of text:
Return, 50
Summary:

Treasury commissioners appoint Henry Rich to assist JH in investigating claim for compensation by Henry Bingley, due to abolition of office of Queen's assay master.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Tyndall0483

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Eilhard Mitscherlich
Date:
Tuesday Evening
Source of text:
HS 897, DM
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Herschel13675

From:
William Henry Bateson
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 May 1851]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0056; Reel 1087
Summary:

Cambridge University Commissioners meet tomorrow.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Faraday2422

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
Alfred Swaine Taylor
Date:
14 May 1851
Source of text:
DUL, Great Britain, papers (Misc) Vol 1 (1795-1869), p.64
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

DCP-LETT-1428

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
James Stewart Dismorr
Date:
15 May [1851]
Source of text:
DAR 143: 386
Summary:

Comments on concretionary bodies found by JD. Encourages him to continue geological study.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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Faraday2423

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
Thomas Bell
Date:
15 May 1851
Source of text:
RS MS RR 2.215
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

Herschel50

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 May 1851]
Source of text:
RGO 6.373.167
Summary:

Describes GA's journey to Gothenburg (Sweden), the purpose of which was to observe a solar eclipse.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13952

From:
Henry Drury Harness
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 May 1851]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0255.1; Reel 1087
Summary:

Encloses letter from collector of customs at Cork and HH's proposed letter to Treasury regarding Cork memorial. Charles Elouis could not find information on 'token coinage' for Bank [of England] in the early part of the century.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Faraday2409

From:
Matthew Fontaine Maury and George Manning
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
16 and 23 April 1851
Source of text:
IEE MS SC 2
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

Herschel49

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[16 May 1851]
Source of text:
RGO 6.373.165
Summary:

Is trying to arrange to have GA join JH and some friends for dinner.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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