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Herschel13353

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Herschel
Date:
[3 October 1821]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0554; Reel 1053
Summary:

Expects to be home in one week. May be delayed at Calais by astronomers' trigonometrical operations. JH's and Charles Babbage's excursion from Berne to foot of Alps. Visited [P. E.] Fellenberg at Hofwyl.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13213

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Mary Pitt Herschel
Date:
[8 October 1821]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0515.5; Reel 1053
Summary:

Windy passage across Channel. Will arrive home in two days.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5218

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[29 October 1821]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.165 & 20.125
Summary:

Is glad he is coming on Tuesday. Regarding the parcel of books from Vienna. Recent experiments with mercury.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1997

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
John Pond
Date:
[29 October 1821]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.30 (C: RS:HS 20.126)
Summary:

Provides a detailed critique of a mathematical paper by [J. M. H.] Wronski, which JP presented on Wronski's behalf to the R.S.L. Suggests that JP urge Wronski to withdraw the paper.

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John Herschel Project
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