From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[5 December 1851]
Source of text:
RGO 6.337.85
Summary:
Agrees to JH's meeting date [see JH's 1851-12-4].
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
Agrees to JH's meeting date [see JH's 1851-12-4].
Agrees to meeting date [see JH's 1851-12-11] and asks JH to make some additional arrangements.
Is working on a short list of candidates for the Sydney University professorships [see GA's 1851-12-11].
Regarding his recent tour around the Kent and Sussex borders.
Sends GA's choices for Sydney University professorships to JH [see GA's 1851-12-13].]
A note about papers sent and received [see GA's 1851-12-21].
Some business relating to the Sydney Trust [see GA's 1851-12-23].
No summary available.
Has some difficulty with JH's proposal [see JH's 1851-12-30], but accepts it and makes his choices for the Sydney University professorships.