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Herschel3108

From:
Adolphe Quetelet
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 August 1869]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.273 (C: Académie belgique: #56)
Summary:

Is trying to get JH 2 copies of Physique sociale. Discusses additions. Addresses JH's comments concerning power of a supreme being. Sends 19th volume of annals of observatory and AQ's work on international congress on statistics.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3109

From:
Adolphe Quetelet
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[22 August 1869]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.274 (C: Académie belgique: #54)
Summary:

Thanks JH for his positive judgement of his work. Mentions that [François] Moigno could only say that it was anti-religious. Another work on statistics has emerged: Versuch einer Sozialethik, 2nd. vol., by Alexander von Ochingen. In few days leaves for international conference on statistics.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2989

From:
Adolphe Quetelet
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[29 December 1870]
Source of text:
Académie belgique: #60
Summary:

Thanks JH for writing. Complains of obstacles to his work. Happy to see JH recognizes work begun by Blaise Pascal and continued by famed mathematicians. Asks JH to respond to AQ's wish to dedicate his book [L'Anthropométric] to JH with only one word: 'J'accepte.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3110

From:
Adolphe Quetelet
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[29 December 1870]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.275 (C: Académie belgique: #58)
Summary:

Is working on humans and their proportions. Encloses brochures. Wishes to dedicate L'Anthropométric to JH.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2990

From:
Adolphe Quetelet
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 March 1871]
Source of text:
Académie belgique: #62
Summary:

Offers JH the first exemplar of AQ's work [Physique sociale]. Realizes no one will ever appreciate years of work that it has taken.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3111

From:
Adolphe Quetelet
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 July 1871]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.276 (C: Académie belgique: #61)
Summary:

Thanks JH for accepting dedication. This has brought AQ utmost pleasure. Has dedicated few works. Expresses his esteem for JH's character and talent.

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John Herschel Project
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