Search: Herschel, John in correspondent 
Harcourt, William Vernon in correspondent 
1790-1799 in date 
Sorted by:

Showing 1–2 of 2 items

Herschel10341

From:
William Vernon Harcourt
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[?]-10-21
Source of text:
RS:HS 9.224
Summary:

Where can he obtain details of F. W. Bessel's experiments to which JH refers? Comments on experiments with pendulums.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10342

From:
William Vernon Harcourt
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[?]-10-13
Source of text:
RS:HS 9.225
Summary:

Would like his opinion on one of the experiments of Isaac Newton, described in the Principia. Has this experiment ever been repeated?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
Author
Addressee
Correspondent
Date
Document type
Contributor
Transcription available