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Herschel16

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[27 February 1866]
Source of text:
RGO 6.381.444
Summary:

About William Whewell's accident, and the ideas of E. F. W. Klinkerfüss on the behavior of light due to the motion of a star source.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel227

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[20 April 1866]
Source of text:
RGO 6.412.158
Summary:

Comments on the quality of the star catalogue of Charles Rümker [see John Wrottesley's 1866-4-16].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel473

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[20 April 1866]
Source of text:
RGO 6.15.110
Summary:

Comments on William Whewell's replacement on the Royal Observatory's Board of Visitors.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel570

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[20 April 1866]
Source of text:
RGO 6.359.240
Summary:

Inquires of GA as to the current status of parliamentary moves to introduce the metric system into Britain [see GA's 1864-9-28].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel571

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[25 April 1866]
Source of text:
RGO 6.359.243
Summary:

Has heard that the Indian government may adopt the metric system; wants to gather, and send to India, information against metrication; JH still wants to bring the earth's axis length into the measuring system.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel572

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[29 April 1866]
Source of text:
RGO 6.359.247
Summary:

Avails himself of GA's offer of assistance to obtain information [see GA's 1866-4-27].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel230

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[21 May 1866]
Source of text:
RGO 6.412.186
Summary:

Comments on Charles Rümker's observations and agrees to a meeting [see John Wrottesley's 1866-5-12].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel231

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[25 May 1866]
Source of text:
RGO 6.412.196
Summary:

Responds to meeting arrangements [see GA's 1866-5-24].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel474

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[25 May 1866]
Source of text:
RGO 6.15.605
Summary:

Not well enough to attend Visitation Day at the Royal Observatory, but would be pleased if GA would invite JH's son John.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel232

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[13 July 1866]
Source of text:
RGO 6.412.220
Summary:

A note to accompany forwarding of papers and letters relating to Charles Rümker's observations [see GA's 1866-5-31].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel573

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[11 September 1866]
Source of text:
RGO 6.359.250
Summary:

Has been asked to serve on a new Commission on Weights and Measures; indications are that the metric system is being recommended to the Indian government.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel129

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[26 September 1866]
Source of text:
RGO 6.149.14
Summary:

JH responds with an assessment of the Indian observatories [see GA's 1866-9-24].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel574

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[26 September 1866]
Source of text:
RGO 6.359.254
Summary:

Comments on the work of the Commission on Weights and Measures as outlined by GA [see GA's 1866-9-13].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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