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Herschel4826

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[7 March 1849]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.215 (C: RGO 6.160.77)
Summary:

Regarding the 'chilled' casting of a telescope.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel137

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[28 March 1849]
Source of text:
RGO 6.694.248
Summary:

Asks JH's opinion about GA's plan not to print a separate volume of magnetic and meteorological observations for 1848.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel139

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[30 March 1849]
Source of text:
RGO 6.694.251
Summary:

Will reconsider the proposal about printing observations [see JH's 1849-3-29], and get back to JH.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel336

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[30 March 1849]
Source of text:
RGO 6.465.27
Summary:

Has little advice to offer JH about time calculation [see JH's 1849-3-29], except for fairly standard reminders.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel343

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[4 April 1849]
Source of text:
RGO 6.231.395
Summary:

Glad to hear that Margaret Louisa [JH's daughter] is coming to visit GA's family; could JH send along the key to the R.A.S. strong box?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel44

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[7 April 1849]
Source of text:
RGO 6.371.106
Summary:

Some responses to the question of copyright and of revision of articles prepared for the Encyclopaedia Metropolitana.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel346

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 April 1849]
Source of text:
RGO 6.231.178
Summary:

A note about forwarding papers related to the double star question [see JH's 1849-4-9].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4827

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[17 April 1849]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.216 (C: RGO 6.231.180
Summary:

Returning papers of Yvon Villarceau and an abstract of them, together with comments on them.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel45

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[7 May 1849]
Source of text:
RGO 6.371.108
Summary:

A note of thanks for a copy of JH's Outlines Astr.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel306

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[22 June 1849]
Source of text:
RGO 6.57.149
Summary:

Is passing on a request for a copy of JH's Cape Results from C. L. Littrow of Vienna.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4828

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[25 September 1849]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.217 (C: RGO 6.248.130)
Summary:

Informing JH that they have been appointed members of a committee for proving a three foot reflector for the Cape Town Observatory.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel90

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[23 October 1849]
Source of text:
RGO 6.142.149
Summary:

Is William Dawes equatorial telescope available for purchase?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel582

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 November 1849]
Source of text:
RGO 6.418.78
Summary:

Responds to a JH question about the accuracy of the calculations for the figure of the earth in GA's article in the Encyclopaedia Metropolitana.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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