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From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier
Date:
[9 May 1825]
Source of text:
RS:HS 7.343 & 20.211
Summary:

Copies of the Éloge, which JF sent, are still at the Customs house so he is unable to comment on it. A list of his father's works is to be found in the Index to the R.S.P.T. Gives a list of all the discoveries and inventions of his father.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier
Date:
[15 February 1830]
Source of text:
Académie des sciences (Paris) (draft: RS:HS 7.353 & C: 21.58)
Summary:

Expresses elation and gratitude at being elected corresponding member of the astronomy section of the Académie des sciences. Believes that JH's name has led to JH's researches gaining more praise than their merits justify.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project