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Herschel14792

From:
[Thomas?] Hodgkin
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1824-3 or earlier]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-1195; Reel 1060
Summary:

Tour notes composed to assist JH's travels in Sicily.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8382

From:
G. W. [Ott?]
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[3 March 1824]
Source of text:
RS:HS 19.214
Summary:

Acknowledges receipt by Jameson & Aders of Astronomical Society's 1824 gold medal, to be delivered to J. F. Encke in Gotha. [JH annotation: Encke confirmed receipt of medal.]

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5247

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 March 1824]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.193
Summary:

Is leaving from Cambridge. Hopes that he will come. Has some new things on functional analysis to discuss.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10605

From:
Thomas W. Hornbuckle
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 March 1824]
Source of text:
RS:HS 9.484
Summary:

Enclosing a draft for his dividend, which he hears will be the last. Hopes he changes his fellowship for a better one, but would be pleased if he would delay his decision for a while.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5784

From:
David Brewster
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 March 1824]
Source of text:
RS:HS 4.257
Summary:

Regarding the change of ownership and policy of the Edinburgh Philosophical Journal. Would like a paper from him for the first number. Marked 'Private.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7817

From:
William Wallace
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 March 1824]
Source of text:
unknown
Summary:

Please recommend London instrument makers to supply new Edinburgh observatory. Josef Fraunhofer was asked to make only lens for transit instrument, but wants to make entire instrument. [JH annotation: Recommended Fraunhofer for entire transit instrument and Robert Molyneux for clock.]

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12428

From:
George Peacock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[23 March 1824]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.286
Summary:

On the matter of helping a friend who is being maligned [Mrs. Bowdich], and about JH's projected Continental tour.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7321

From:
George Dollond
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[31 March 1824]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.498
Summary:

Would be pleased if JH would obtain some flint-glass for him when he goes to Munich.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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