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Herschel5239

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 July 1823]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.185
Summary:

Is sending the agreement between the government and CB regarding payment for work on the calculating machine.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5240

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[5 July 1823]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.186
Summary:

Has signed the paper regarding the machine and is returning it. Regarding its publicity with Members of Parliament.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5241

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 July 1823]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.187
Summary:

Regarding the paper on the machine for the Treasury. Will postpone his visit to Slough.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel14116

From:
Francis Lunn
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1823 to 1825]-7-9
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0341.1; Reel 1087
Summary:

Will follow JH's instructions. Expects to find inst[rument?] at home of Mr. Mowman or at Leicester Square.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3814

From:
Caroline Lucretia Herschel
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 July 1823]
Source of text:
unknown
Summary:

Hopes to receive more correspondence from JH. Often wishes that she could be with JH in order to ensure that he will not overwork himself like William Herschel did.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2992

From:
Wilhelm Struve
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 July 1823]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.104
Summary:

With the departure of [Otto von] Kotzebue, WS takes the opportunity to send JH volumes of Dorpat observations. Requests notification if volumes do not arrive.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5242

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[18 July 1823]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.188
Summary:

There is to be a sale of pictures, including one of JH; would he like it? Has not heard anything from the Treasury yet regarding payment of his money. Plans for projected holiday.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9980

From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[26 July 1823]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.315
Summary:

Is coming to London and wants to see JH.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5243

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[29 July 1823]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.189
Summary:

Regarding the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the calculating machine. Recent astronomical observations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8244

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Henry Kater
Date:
[31 July 1823]
Source of text:
RS:HS 19.51 (C: RS:HS 20.165)
Summary:

'Our micrometer screws' are not in error. F. G. W. Struve's star measurements using Josef Fraunhofer's repeating micrometer agree well with JH's. So error must be in HK's observations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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