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From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1 April 1824]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.317
Summary:

Sends blessings on JH.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[6 April 1824]
Source of text:
RAS:WH Archive 1/13.F.7; Reel 13
Summary:

Has received JH's note, and JF will visit JH next Wednesday, accompanied by D. F. J. Arago and [C. L.] Mathieu.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Joseph Johann Littrow
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 April 1824]
Source of text:
RS:HS 11.247
Summary:

[Repetition of information in JL's 1823-11-17 and JL's 1824-2-10.]

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Mary Pitt Herschel
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 April 1824]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0623.1; Reel 1086
Summary:

Correspondence with Babbages. Caroline Herschel asks JH to meet Mr. Kestner, private secretary of Hanoverian ambassador to Rome. Regards from Miss Delevaux.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
[Luigi] Poletti
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 April 1824]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.173
Summary:

Presents JH with his solution to a mathematical equation in finite differences; asks for JH's solution.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Mary Pitt Herschel
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 April 1824]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0623.2; Reel 1086
Summary:

Pleased to hear about JH's travels in Europe. Visit to London with Mary Baldwin. News of acquaintances. Describes a dinner with the Copelands. Death of [Susan] White's husband. Sent money and Richard Copeland's drawings to Caroline Herschel via Mr. Golterman. Misses Slough. Mr. Robinson made offer to Mrs. Morice for manuscripts.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Marc August Pictet
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[30 April 1824]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.400
Summary:

Sends some observations of Mars, and describes the functioning of some new equipment.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project