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From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Alexander Stewart Herschel
Date:
[6 June 1856]
Source of text:
JHS 1.64
Summary:

Lectures AH on the 'examination paper of life' after AH had complained that he was disgusted by a college examination.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Alexander Stewart Herschel
Date:
[15 July 1856]
Source of text:
JHS 1.112
Summary:

Is concerned about the receipt of AH's accounts; lectures AH about the danger of moving into someone else's room [more luxurious] for the vacation; finally asks AH to discover who among the 'university-men' is color-blind, and to what degree.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Alexander Stewart Herschel
Date:
[12 November 1859]
Source of text:
RS:HS 23.286
Summary:

Reports on a meeting of the R.A.S., mostly talking about sun spots.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Alexander Stewart Herschel
Date:
[7 January 1860]
Source of text:
JHS 1.113
Summary:

A letter of great sadness: someone is at death's door; not much hope is held out. [This letter may refer to the imminent death of daughter Margaret Louisa, because of its reference to poor Reginald, which was the name of MLH's husband].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Alexander Stewart Herschel
Date:
6 [June] 1860
Source of text:
JHS 1.114
Summary:

Mostly taken up with JH advising AH about changing his course of studies at Cambridge, together with some family news from home.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Alexander Stewart Herschel
Date:
[23 June 1861]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0523; Reel 1053
Summary:

AH's college exams. Prefers that AH come home, rather than JH coming to Clapham and using Charles Pritchard's astronomy instruments. Describes 'revolving reflector' that JH designed for studying star spectra. Margaret and Duncan Stewart are coming to Clapham tomorrow for races. Many visitors at Collingwood.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Alexander Stewart Herschel
Date:
[6 February 1862]
Source of text:
JHS 1.116
Summary:

Comments on AH's chemical results and on an apparently anomalous sample of common salt being sent by JH; sends AH £5 for the month.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Alexander Stewart Herschel
Date:
[13 February 1862]
Source of text:
JHS 1.117
Summary:

Comments on a number of chemical phenomena, and asks AH to analyze several solid samples; further, JH discusses meteor falls, with emphasis on the application of Newton's laws and terminal velocities.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Alexander Stewart Herschel
Date:
[5 March 1862]
Source of text:
JHS 1.105
Summary:

Encourages AH in his intention to apply for a position at the University of Glasgow; gives AH advice about fulfilling his university responsibilities.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Alexander Stewart Herschel
Date:
[11 March 1862]
Source of text:
JHS 1.120
Summary:

Is giving advice about AH's application for a position at the University of Glasgow, and indicating what kind of help JH can provide.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Alexander Stewart Herschel
Date:
[26 June 1862]
Source of text:
JHS 1.118
Summary:

Thanks AH for the chemical analyses [see JH's 1862-2-13]; gives fatherly advice about spending, or not spending, money.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Alexander Stewart Herschel
Date:
[16 April 1866]
Source of text:
JHS 1.123
Summary:

Mostly talks about having been offered some money to pay for the reduction of William Herschel's [JH's father] double star observations in preparation for publication.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project