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Herschel7120

From:
Augustus De Morgan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[17 April 1860]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.335
Summary:

Has a copy of J. R. Young's investigation. Gives one of his own theorems.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7121

From:
Augustus De Morgan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[6 July 1860]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.336
Summary:

His strength is improving. The Airys are off to Bilboa.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7122

From:
Augustus De Morgan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 September 1860]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.337
Summary:

Is he thinking of letting Francis Baily's house at Tavistock Place as he knows someone who is desirous of renting it. Was able to walk two miles at a quick pace yesterday. Rest of his family are at the seaside.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7124

From:
Augustus De Morgan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[5 September 1860]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.338
Summary:

Knew he would get a speedy answer. Quick, the Bristol bookseller, has sent him an edition of Francis Walkingame's Arithmetic. Thinks JH is right to sell Francis Baily's house. G. B. Libri may wish to buy. His puns are unavoidable. Hopes JH will have his house valued.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7125

From:
Augustus De Morgan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 September 1860]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.339
Summary:

Thanks for the newspaper cutting repudiating his wisdom on weather matters. Has had erroneous charges laid at his own door. What arms has he taken?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7126

From:
Augustus De Morgan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[22 September 1860]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.340
Summary:

Sending a moral song. Sent one to W. H. Smyth.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7127

From:
Augustus De Morgan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[28 September 1860]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.341
Summary:

Can JH come in on Sunday evening? Where do the authors of drinking songs get their facts?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7128

From:
Augustus De Morgan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[29 November 1860]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.342
Summary:

Thanks for his article on the telescope. Comments on this. Sends another extract from a drinking song. Hopes that G. B. Airy will be the next president of the R.A.S.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7130

From:
Augustus De Morgan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
1861
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.343
Summary:

Is pleased JH can look his trial in the face. Regarding logic. Has seen a neat construction by JH's son.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7131

From:
Augustus De Morgan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 January 1861]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.344
Summary:

Has heard of the heavy blow that has fallen on the Herschels [death of JH's daughter Margaret Louisa]. Hopes they are all bearing up.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7132

From:
Augustus De Morgan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[17 March 1861]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.345
Summary:

Many thanks for his new projection of the sphere. J. L. Lagrange has two papers of 1779 on the subject. John Lee elected president at the R.A.S. He himself has resigned from the council.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7133

From:
Augustus De Morgan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1 July 1861]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.346
Summary:

Has not heard from him for a long time. Did he receive his red and black logarithms? JH's son Alexander has sent him a mathematical problem. George Bishop has died and the observatory and instruments are to be sold. Sends two riddles. Sees that JH has proved that the sun is liquid fire.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7135

From:
Augustus De Morgan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 July 1861]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.347
Summary:

Sends a sonnet on the comet. Regarding works on spheroidal triangles. Supposes he may use the Feldhausen anecdote. Regarding the law of facility.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7136

From:
Augustus De Morgan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[6 October 1861]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.348
Summary:

Has sent the packet of letters written to Francis Baily to Greenwich, but kept back one or two including the one on the R.S.L. Secretaryship. Is told that James South is now suffering from deafness. Has sent a paper on errors of observation to Cambridge. Comments on this.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7137

From:
Augustus De Morgan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 October 1861]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.349
Summary:

Regarding the unsuitableness of the weather for astronomers. Sends an answer to one of JH's equations. Regarding the quarrels of Sir James South. Sends some nursery rhymes that seem appropriate.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7139

From:
Augustus De Morgan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 April 1862]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.350
Summary:

Sent his paper on probabilities a few days ago. Shows how his own method is different from that of L. A. J. Quetelet. Sends a poem.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7140

From:
Augustus De Morgan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[29 April 1862]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.351
Summary:

Many thanks for the hexameters. Comments on these and the meter of English poetry.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7142

From:
Augustus De Morgan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[3 May 1862]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.352
Summary:

Many years ago JH had said his time was nearly up; now he is doing it again. Hopes it is a good omen. Regarding Greek hexameters and English translations of heroic poetry.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7143

From:
Augustus De Morgan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[26 May 1862]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.353
Summary:

Is meditating on a paper on the infinity of magnitude. Does he recollect a paper by J. J. Sylvester on the passage of a bullet in a gun barrel?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7145

From:
Augustus De Morgan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[30 May 1862]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.355
Summary:

Suspects that J. J. Sylvester and JH agree in their theories. Is inclined to agree with them as his third paper on logic shows. Has read JH's book and will return it soon. Has 30,000 life policies to calculate.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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