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Herschel226

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[29 April 1846]
Source of text:
RGO 6.401.193
Summary:

A note to arrange a meeting to discuss the propriety of continuing the Kew Observatory.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4776

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[24 June 1846]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.165
Summary:

Letter of introduction for Professor [J.?] Hoffer of Vienna.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4777

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 July 1846]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.166 (C: RGO 6.245.33)
Summary:

Regarding the printing of JH's countings field-falls of stars.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel403

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[15 July 1846]
Source of text:
RGO 6.193.239
Summary:

About family health; JH's star counting has led him to believe that all stars are part of one sidereal system [the Milky Way].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel131

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[29 July 1846]
Source of text:
RGO 6.140.567
Summary:

Expresses some concerns about GA's having indicated support for a particular candidate for the Board of Visitors. [Very faint.]

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1774

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[29 July 1846]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0632.1
Summary:

Informs JH that GA has stated that he will no longer work with James South on the Board of Visitors of the Royal Observatory; wants JH to be prepared for possible trouble.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel412

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[31 July 1846]
Source of text:
RGO 6.193.130 (drafts RS:HS 1.167 & 22.277)
Summary:

Has still not received F. W. Bessel's original letter [see GA's 1844-11-16].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel413

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[5 August 1846]
Source of text:
RGO 6.193.133 (C: RGO 6.193.134)
Summary:

Cannot find F. W. Bessel's letter [see JH's 1846-7-31]; believes GA returned it to JH a long time ago.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4778

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 October 1846]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.168
Summary:

Just returned from nine weeks on the continent. Met Miss Caroline Herschel, who mentioned a catalogue of John Flamsteed's stars to which she had attached some notes.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4779

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 October 1846]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.169
Summary:

Is thinking of writing an account of the new planet.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel161

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[22 October 1846]
Source of text:
RGO 6.676.451
Summary:

There is a need for a meeting of the Committee of Physics [R.S.L.] to discuss the current method of making temperature corrections for magnetic observations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel162

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[24 October 1846]
Source of text:
RGO 6.676.453
Summary:

Detailed response to JH's 1846-10-22 about the matter of temperature corrections for magnetic observations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel163

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[26 October 1846]
Source of text:
RGO 6.676.458
Summary:

Suspects that the original complainant about temperature corrections [see JH's 1846-10-22] was in fact working with a faulty magnetometer.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4780

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[26 October 1846]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.170 (C: RGO 6.159.370)
Summary:

Regarding the slow motion screw in declination.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4781

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[30 October 1846]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.171
Summary:

Regarding his paper about the new planet. Attacks by article in the Athenaeum.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel164

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[2 November 1846]
Source of text:
RGO 6.676.459
Summary:

A committee meeting is being called [see JH's 1846-10-22].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel359

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[2 November 1846]
Source of text:
RGO 6.79.336
Summary:

Has obtained puzzling results when reducing JH's observations of the sixth satellite of Saturn.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel326

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[18 November 1846]
Source of text:
RGO 6.203.344
Summary:

Proposes a plan for the distribution of printed copies of the star catalogues [see GA's 1845-7-25].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel360

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[18 November 1846]
Source of text:
RGO 6.79.338
Summary:

Has made some minor adjustments in JH's satellite of Saturn results [see JH's 1846-11-2], but the major discrepancy still exists.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1775

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 November 1846]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0632.2 (C: RGO 6.203.345)
Summary:

Essentially agrees with JH's plan for distribution of the star catalogues [see JH's 1846-11-18].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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