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From:
William James Herschel
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[24 February 1844]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0803
Summary:

Describes activities at Charles Pritchard's school, including lessons in botany. Also reports that one fellow student is very ill.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
William James Herschel
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[28 November 1867]
Source of text:
Sydney Ross Collection
Summary:

Reports his opposition, shared by JH, to Britain and India adopting the metric system. Discusses WH's wife, Emma, WH's brother John, a coming solar eclipse, and a theory of gravity.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project