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Herschel12753

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
John Graham
Date:
[10 October 1850]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0170; Reel 1054
Summary:

JH is traveling in Europe and unable to attend meeting of Cambridge University Commissioners on 16 or 22 Oct.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3939

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Thomas Maclear
Date:
[30 October 1850]
Source of text:
Cape Archives/Maclear Papers File 100
Summary:

Returns from vacation in France. Offers to be a trustee for the Cape Observatory. J. R. Hind has discovered asteroid Victoria.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3194

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
James David Forbes
Date:
[31 October 1850]
Source of text:
St. Andrews 93 A/a (C: RS:HS 23.93)
Summary:

Describes travels through a volcanic district in France, highlighting beautiful scenery, various rock and lava formations, analyzing their causes, and comparing JH's observations with JF's.

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John Herschel Project
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