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Herschel10486

From:
John R. Hind
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[28 November 1853]
Source of text:
RS:HS 9.364
Summary:

Regrets he has been wrongly styled F.R.S. Comments on the projected Lawson Observatory at Nottingham and the high value placed on the instruments. Outlines his plan for the Equinoctial Time column in the Nautical Almanac.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3136

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Richard Weld
Date:
[28 November 1853]
Source of text:
RS MC.5.128
Summary:

J. R. Hind [whose election to the R.S.L. had been declared void] has been referred to as 'F.R.S.' several times. This is not the fault of Hind, who has objected to it.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel715

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[29 November 1853]
Source of text:
JHS 1.108
Summary:

A close friend has died and JH is concerned in the arrangements for supporting the remaining family member; JH has submitted various papers for son John [to enter the Navy?]; JH dreams of himself at home.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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WCP3560

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
Henry Norton Shaw
Date:
29 November 1853
Source of text:
Royal Geographical Society: RGS Corr. Block CB4 1851-60 ALFRED RUSSEL WALLACE
Summary:

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Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project
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