Search: Herschel, John in correspondent 
Airy, George Biddell in addressee 
1860-1869::1864 in date 
Sorted by:

Showing 1–10 of 10 items

Herschel376

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[26] January 1864
Source of text:
RGO 6.85.158
Summary:

Raises with GA the likelihood of an error in a date of a transit of Mercury in a paper by F. A. Winnecke.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel563

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[26 January 1864]
Source of text:
RGO 6.358.267
Summary:

Has been asked to reweigh the damaged Parliamentary standard pound weight; thinks that W. H. Miller would be a more suitable person to do the job.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel564

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[5 February 1864]
Source of text:
RGO 6.358.270 & 6.200.111
Summary:

Is trying to discover the train connections that will allow JH to come to a meeting of the Standards Committee without coming to London overnight. 'Catalogue of Nebulae' is now in proof state [see GA's 1863-10-9] and needs to be checked.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel466

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
1864-2-6 or later
Source of text:
RGO 6.200.114
Summary:

As JH has made minor changes in many calculated results, the proof sheets cannot be easily compared with the calculation sheets [see GA's 1864-2-6].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel566

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[9 February 1864]
Source of text:
RGO 6.358.273
Summary:

Is now too ill to come to the meeting of the Standards Committee; replies to GA's queries about how to clean up the pound [see GA's 1864-2-8].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel567

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[15 March 1864]
Source of text:
RGO 6.358.278
Summary:

Is unable to attend another meeting of the Standards Committee, due to severe illness; describes the best way to pack the standards away, and talks about the strange behavior of gallic acid.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel568

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[28 April 1864]
Source of text:
RGO 6.358.280
Summary:

Will miss yet another meeting of the Standards Committee due to illness [bronchitis]; W. H. Miller has brought JH up to date on the activity of the committee, and JH agrees with what is being done.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel180

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[3 June 1864]
Source of text:
RGO 6.255.44
Summary:

About observing a grain-shaped spot on the sun; greetings to Friedrich Winnecke.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel569

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[27 September 1864]
Source of text:
RGO 6.358.288
Summary:

Is very upset that JH's name has been attached to a group that wishes to import the 'French metrical system' into Britain; JH urges petitions or whatever is needed to retain the British system.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel578

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[25 November 1864]
Source of text:
RGO 6.359.540
Summary:

Compares earlier and more recent pound determinations and finds interesting results; wants GA's opinion on the accuracy of his work, as JH wishes to send it to the India committee.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
Author
Addressee
Correspondent
Date
Document type
Contributor
Transcription available