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Herschel8167

From:
E. Wrangham
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1822-8 or earlier]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.434
Summary:

EW and daughter look forward to visiting Slough on Monday with Mr. Beckwith.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11052

From:
Richard Jones
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1822-8]
Source of text:
RS:HS 10.390
Summary:

Needs the Ephemerides for 1769. Can he ask [James?] Graham[e] for any old pamphlets. Is expecting William Whewell and George Peacock and would be glad if JH can come as well.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7803

From:
Henrik Johan Walbeck
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 August 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.11
Summary:

Received JH's letter [29 Apr. 1821] with 'Memoirs of Astronomical Society' and observations of recent solar eclipse. Has not published eclipse calculations. Convinced that moon's diameter is accurately determined. Latitudes, longitudes for sites in Finland. 1820-22 observations from Ã…bo. Design of new Ã…bo observatory. New instruments from Munich.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9263

From:
Maria Edgeworth
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 August 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 7.20
Summary:

Encloses list of books on Ireland as requested. Her brother is in London. Hopes that JH will visit them should he come to Ireland.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8220

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Henry Kater
Date:
[2 August 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 19.25
Summary:

Encloses table of star declinations for 1815 and 1820, received from F. W. Bessel, who used different meridian circles for each year.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8217

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Mr. Byam
Date:
[2 August 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 19.23a (C: RS:HS B28.3)
Summary:

Orders lithograph of enclosed letter and tables for Astronomical Society.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8219

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Thomas Young
Date:
[2 August 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 19.24 (C: RS:HS B28.4)
Summary:

Leaving for two weeks in Netherlands.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5230

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[3 August 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.176
Summary:

Regarding the construction of the model machine. Things appertaining to the Netherlands. Regarding his new chemical theory.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8058

From:
Thomas Young
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[4 August 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.325
Summary:

Has no errands for JH in Holland or Flanders. Asks for details on JH's and Charles Babbage's method of determining heights by barometrical observations. Hopes to use this to confirm TY's method by 'my formula deduced from refraction.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8218

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Mr. Byam
Date:
[6 August 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 19.23b
Summary:

Orders 30 copies of lithograph.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8221

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
David Brewster
Date:
[7 August 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 19.27 (C: RS:HS 20.150 & B28.6a)
Summary:

Sends circular of F. W. Bessel's 'Declinations.' Sent paper on 25 July for Royal Society of Edinburgh, similar to DB's paper outlined in previous issue [of Edinburgh Journal of Science]. Argues for continuity of color spectrum versus 'per saltum' transitions.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8532

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel
Date:
[7 August 1822]
Source of text:
AdWDDR Bessel 225 (C: RS:HS 19.26, 20.151, & B28.5)
Summary:

Thanks for the publications by FB that FB sent. JH has sent the copies to the persons FB designated. Discusses the 'enigmatical difference in the places of the stars as observed here & on the Continent.' Cannot explain this.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13354

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Herschel
Date:
[7 August 1822]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0555; Reel 1053
Summary:

Leaving for Calais tomorrow. Unable to see Mr. Beckwith. Hopes [Susan] White arrived safely in Slough. Encloses Astronomical Society's notice of F. W. Bessel's determination of declinations of fixed stars.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel14649

From:
Mary Pitt Herschel
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 August 1822]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0621.4; Reel 1086
Summary:

Received JH's letter from Calais. Visitors to Slough. Marquess of Londonderry committed suicide.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13214

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Mary Pitt Herschel
Date:
[14 August 1822]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0516; Reel 1053 (C: RS:HS B28.6.b)
Summary:

Travels with James Grahame from Calais to Brussels. Visit with General Pierre Cambronne and tour of Waterloo. Leaving tomorrow for Antwerp. Mr. Gibson is useless as traveling companion.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel14650

From:
Mary Pitt Herschel
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 August 1822]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0621.5; Reel 1086
Summary:

William Herschel is dangerously ill. Hurry home.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11330

From:
Joseph Johann Littrow
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[22 August 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 11.237
Summary:

Books per N. M. Rothschild have not yet arrived. Has arranged a standing order for the Vienna Observations. The Robert Molyneux clock can be dispatched at once. Agrees with JH that double stars are the test of a good telescope.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13723

From:
Thomas Beckwith
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[23 August 1822]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0079; Reel 1087
Summary:

William Herschel is getting weaker, but is not in pain. Lady Mary Herschel is anxious for JH's arrival.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11575

From:
Antoinette de Luc
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
1822-8-25 or earlier
Source of text:
RS:HS 11.493
Summary:

Invitation to JH to meet some friends of AL's.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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