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From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Mary Pitt Herschel
Date:
[9 September 1824]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0517.22; Reel 1053
Summary:

Eight-day mineral hunting expedition in mountains, with base at Campedello. High praise for Tyrolese. [Letter continued 10 Sept. in Botzen:] Arrived safely and found servant James Child rested and waiting.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Mary Pitt Herschel
Date:
[15 September 1824]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0517.23; Reel 1053
Summary:

Passage through Alps. Servant James Child's adventure being lost in mountains. Religious character of Tyrolese. Describes Innsbruck.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Caroline Lucretia Herschel
Date:
[17 September 1824]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0569.2; Reel 1058
Summary:

Decides not to go to Switzerland because he wants to visit Hanover. On the way, hopes to see Johann Pfaff at Erlangen, Johann Encke at Seeburg, Baron Bernhard von Lindenau at Gotha, and Carl Gauss and Karl Harding at Göttingen among others.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
James Grahame
Date:
[18 September 1824]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.319 (C: RS:HS 20.179)
Summary:

About the termination of JG's marriage plans, and the joys of travel.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Mary Pitt Herschel
Date:
[20 September 1824]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0517.24; Reel 1053
Summary:

Glad that MPH is vacationing with Mrs. Delevaux. Sorry about Charles Babbage's loss. Journey from Innsbruck. Meeting with Josef Fraunhofer. Georg von Reichenbach is dangerously ill. Met Captain Feilding and family. Itinerary for return journey via Hanover. Will visit caves of Bayreuth and J. W. A. Pfaff in Erlangen.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
James South
Date:
[21 September 1824]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.429 (C: 20.186)
Summary:

Does not share JS's feeling of having pledged to continue double star observation. Reports on the high quality of the telescopes manufactured by Josef Fraunhofer.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Mary Pitt Herschel
Date:
[28 September 1824]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0517.25; Reel 1053
Summary:

Terrible German roads. Missed J. W. A. Pfaff in Erlangen, where university is on vacation. Describes caves of Muggendorff near Bayreuth. Visited Mr. Lindeman and J. F. Encke in Gotha. [Letter continued 30 Sept. in Göttingen:] Found letter from Caroline Herschel with enclosure from Charles Babbage. Hopes to visit K. L. Harding and J. F. Blumenbach in Göttingen.

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John Herschel Project