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Herschel5110

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[13 March 1816]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.59 (C: RS:HS 20.34)
Summary:

Regrets he cannot assist CB over the position at East India College. William Herschel has less influence over Sir Joseph Banks than CB thinks. Regarding his paradoxes in functional equations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9938

From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1 April 1816]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.272
Summary:

Family news; agrees to forward any manuscript JH sends to John Playfair.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8765

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Edward Daniel Clarke
Date:
[20 April 1816]
Source of text:
Sydney Ross Collection
Summary:

Thanks EC for his interest in a paper JH submitted to the Geological Society. JH has come to question some of his observations and to recognize that J. J. Berzelius anticipated JH's recognition of the acid nature of silica.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7832

From:
Henry Warburton
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[24 April 1816]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.36
Summary:

Suggests changes for JH's paper on Swedish felspar submitted to Geological Society. Confusion between this and other silicates. Compares JH's analysis to that of Wilhelm Hisinger and others.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5111

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[27 April 1816]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.60
Summary:

Regarding his application for the position of professor at East India College. Gives functional equations for JH's comments.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5112

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
1816-6
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.61
Summary:

Sorry he has had all the trouble with CB's translation. Father is ill. Will move shortly to Torquay. Regarding the printing of mathematical notations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7833

From:
Henry Warburton
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[3 June 1816]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.37
Summary:

Discussed JH's proposed felspar paper [see HW's 1816-4-24] with W. H. Wollaston. Suggests using Wollaston's and [recently deceased Smithson] Tennant's unpublished method to test for alkalis and give Tennant credit for it. James Smithson first coined term 'silicate'.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5113

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 June 1816]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.62
Summary:

Regarding his translation of S. F. Lacroix. Regarding the notation of functions.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5114

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 July 1816]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.63
Summary:

Is sending his paper on functions. Gives some functional equations and their solutions. Will be staying at Torquay until September.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5115

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[14 July 1816]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.64 (C: RS:HS 20.35)
Summary:

Has had little leisure to write. Been working on S. F. Lacroix. Regarding the appendix to Lacroix. Is going to the Isle of Wight. Hopes to write a work on analytics. Has heard that CB is writing articles for the journal of the Royal Institution. Would like to write articles for an encyclopaedia.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5116

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 July 1816]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.65
Summary:

Regarding JH's plans for the third part of S. F. Lacroix. Royal Institution and CB's articles for their journal. Hopes that JH will not write his book on Newton yet. Is hoping to publish a work on the Calculus of Functions. Hopes to meet him when in Devon.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7976

From:
John William Whittaker
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
20 July [1816]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.243
Summary:

Returning home; father dying. News of Cambridge friends. Unable to send information JH requested about university at Ryde. William Whewell upset, because Whewell's father died and was buried before Whewell was notified.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5117

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
1816-[8]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.66
Summary:

Is glad to hear that he will be coming to Torquay. Regarding his new method of solving functions.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12388

From:
George Peacock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[6 August 1816]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.245
Summary:

News of his travels in Italy. Has lost their trunks.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3374

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
[Henry] Wilkinson
Date:
[14 August 1816]
Source of text:
St. John's College, Cambridge
Summary:

Gives necessary information for printing end of JH's and Peacock's translation of [S. F.] Lacroix's text on the calculus. Requests news about Cambridge. Tells of JH's travels through England, and Charles Babbage's interests.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9939

From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 August 1816]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.273
Summary:

Family news; is preparing his writings on population [see JG's 1816-2-8] for publication.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10865

From:
Thomas Smart Hughes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[22 August 1816]
Source of text:
RS:HS 10.215
Summary:

Regrets to hear JH's father is not well and hopes the sea air will be of benefit. Would like to accompany him on the Continent whenever it suits him. Gives all the Cambridge news.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7977

From:
John William Whittaker
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[29 August 1816]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.244
Summary:

Manuscripts for [1816 translation of S. F. Lacroix's Traité du calcul différential et du calcul intégral] are ready. Send notes and missing appendix quickly, or press will stop.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3262

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
John William Whittaker
Date:
[2 September 1816]
Source of text:
St. John's College, Cambridge
Summary:

Describes declining health but calm mind of JH's father. Visit with Charles Babbage cheered JH's depressed state. Wants to return to joy of speculation, but lacks energy. Writes and requests news about mutual friends.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9940

From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 September 1816]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.274
Summary:

Family news and the law.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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