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Herschel10038

From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[3 October 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.373
Summary:

About JG's journey to Nantes.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2071

From:
William Reid
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[4 October 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.321
Summary:

Sends letter from [George] Gipps. WR wants to assists Gipps in astronomical pursuits. Asks JH for assistance.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5290

From:
Elizabeth [Betty] Plumleigh Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[6 October 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.235
Summary:

Has returned from Southend. Has letter from Charles Babbage in which he relates events and people met at the Berlin Academy.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10705

From:
Alexander von Humboldt
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 October 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 10.63
Summary:

Requesting the opinion of JH's late father on the nebulae in Orion.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9067

From:
William Whewell
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 October 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.175
Summary:

Asks about JH and WW collaborating on a volume for Dionysius Lardner's Cabinet Cyclopaedia. Discusses aspects of mineralogical classification and crystal structure.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10039

From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 October 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.374
Summary:

Asks JH to communicate to some friends for him.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5964

From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[21 October 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.87
Summary:

His own paper on moon culminating stars for 1829 is now printed. Time Encke's Comet was visible. Foreign encouragement for science. Remarks on pendulum experiments.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1933

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Adolphe Quetelet
Date:
[23 October 1828]
Source of text:
DMC 695A.885.10
Summary:

A letter of introduction to AQ on behalf of John Franklin [famous explorer of the Northwest Passage].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Faraday0373

From:
John Frederick William Herschel
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
26 October 1828
Source of text:
RI MS F3 B499
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

Herschel1217

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
[26 October 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS B26.41
Summary:

Sends MF some older samples of imperfect glass. Talks about the way in which different kinds of glass should be layered in lenses.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10040

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
James Grahame
Date:
[27 October 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.375
Summary:

Informs JG about mutual friends and JG's daughter.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4653

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[29 October 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.37
Summary:

Asking JH's opinion on how he should print his catalogue of observations of transits. Requests information on any forthcoming comets.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9726

From:
Carl Friedrich Gauss
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[31 October 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.74 (C: RS:HS 21.30)
Summary:

Many thanks for his communications, especially for the one on light. This may be translated into German by J. E. E. Schmidt, and he would be grateful if JH would authorize this to be done.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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