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From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Gabriel Stokes
Date:
[11 January 1869]
Source of text:
Cambridge University Library 7656/H723
Summary:

Requests sending of a copy of recent R.S.L. Proceedings to JH's son in India.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Gabriel Stokes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 January 1869]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.74
Summary:

Information about the distribution of papers.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Gabriel Stokes
Date:
6 [June] 1869
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0464; Reel 1055
Summary:

Correction to be made in JH's biographical sketch of William Whewell.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Gabriel Stokes
Date:
[15 July 1869]
Source of text:
RS RR.6.14
Summary:

Reports on paper [R.S.P.T., 159,. 575-] by [Thomas] Andrews on continuity of gaseous and liquid states of matter, believing it fit for publication.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Gabriel Stokes
Date:
[18 July 1869]
Source of text:
Cambridge University Library 7656/H724
Summary:

Note to accompany an extract from JH's son John's letter, reporting on his observations of solar prominences.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Gabriel Stokes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 July 1869]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.75
Summary:

Extended comments on John Herschel's [JH's son] observations of the spectrum of the solar corona.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Gabriel Stokes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 September 1869]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.76
Summary:

Still worried about the meaning of some terms in John Herschel's [JH's son] paper [see GS's 1869-7-20].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Gabriel Stokes
Date:
[3 September 1869]
Source of text:
Cambridge University Library 7656/H725
Summary:

Agrees with GS's clarification of 'continuous spectra' and other terms [see GS's 1869-9-2]. Includes a copy of part of a letter from John Herschel [JH's son] about solar prominences.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Gabriel Stokes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 September 1869]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.77
Summary:

Clarifications of some confusion in the proof copy of a paper by John Herschel [JH's son].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project