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From:
George Peacock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[7 March 1818]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.258
Summary:

Meeting was not called by the Vice-Chancellor, so powers of the Syndicate are now at an end. Gives news of events at the University. Has had letter from J. B. Biot, who is to give a series of lectures on Newton's Principia.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Peacock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1 April 1818]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.259
Summary:

Observer for the forthcoming observatory is to be the Plumian Professor. Gives news of other professorships and gives opinion of JH's chances should he apply for any.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Peacock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
4] May [1818
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.260
Summary:

Requesting support for Adam Sedgwick in the forthcoming election for the Woodwardian Lectureship. Has been unwell himself.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Peacock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 May 1818]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.261
Summary:

Comments on the candidates and the process for filling the Woodwardian Lectureship at Cambridge; also some other Cambridge University matters.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Peacock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[3 June 1818]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.262
Summary:

Making arrangements for a visit to JH at Slough.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Peacock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[3 January 1819]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.263
Summary:

Asks JH to write a letter of recommendation for a mutual friend, and adds some Cambridge news.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Peacock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 August 1819]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.264
Summary:

About Charles Babbage's hopes for a position, and joint publication ventures.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Peacock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[5 December 1819]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.265
Summary:

About the joint publication of JH, GP, and Charles Babbage, and Babbage not doing his part.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Peacock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[29 December 1819]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.266
Summary:

Arrangements about a visit to Slough.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Peacock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[17 February 1820]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.267
Summary:

Business matters relating to the R.S.L. and the Astronomical Society.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Peacock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
1820-4-3 or 4
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.268
Summary:

Urges JH to become an active candidate for vacant Lucasian professorship.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Peacock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[6 May 1820]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.269
Summary:

Cambridge University has agreed to build a new observatory [Madingley Road] and now the matter of collecting subscriptions for it must begin.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Peacock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[17 May 1820]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.270
Summary:

Subscriptions to the fund to build the observatory [see GP's 1820-5-6] are coming in only slowly.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Peacock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 November 1820]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.271
Summary:

About the expenses and arrangements regarding the publication of JH's A Collection of Examples of the Application of the Calculus of Finite Differences.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Peacock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 December 1820]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.272
Summary:

About the expenses of their joint publication [see GP's 1820-11-16], rumors of a vacancy in the Lucasian professorship, and about the new observatory at Cambridge.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Peacock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
1820-12-2 to 18
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.273
Summary:

Urging JH to come to Cambridge to examine the plans for the new observatory.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Peacock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 December 1820]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.274
Summary:

About observatory plans and possible vacancies at Cambridge.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Peacock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 May 1821]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.275
Summary:

Cambridge news, GP's own activities, and comments on the progress of the observatory plans.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Peacock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[7 June 1821]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.276
Summary:

About plans for the Cambridge observatory.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Peacock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 November 1821]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.277
Summary:

News from Cambridge, including information about the new observatory.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project