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Herschel13440

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
[Edward Wolstenholme Ward]
Date:
[1854-12 to 1855-4]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0674; Reel 1089
Summary:

Forwards copies of Treasury minutes and duplicate original authorizing Sydney branch mint to begin circulating Australian sovereigns and half sovereigns. Please advise JH of dies needed for 1856. [JH annotation to printer concerning arrangements of documents.]

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel618

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[3 December 1854]
Source of text:
JHS 1.10
Summary:

Discusses rumors about the war on the continent, news of some visits JH had, and JH's dream life.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel617

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Louisa Herschel
Date:
[8 December 1854]
Source of text:
JHS 1.9
Summary:

Tells his daughter about a formal occasion for weighing gold in the presence of various officials and guilds.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7870

From:
Henry Warburton
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 December 1854]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.74
Summary:

Testing recent work on equations analogous to P. S. Laplace's but of higher order. Solution so simple that HW expects to find it published elsewhere. Corrects error in previous letter regarding generality of arbitrary constants.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7871

From:
Henry Warburton
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 December 1854]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.75
Summary:

Demonstrates easier way to treat equations analogous to P. S. Laplace's.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7872

From:
Henry Warburton
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 December 1854]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.76
Summary:

Please correct error in HW's earlier calculations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1256

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 December 1854]
Source of text:
RS:HS B27.19
Summary:

Sends JH a copy of a recent issue of the Athenaeum in which falsehoods, copied from a Richard Sheepshanks pamphlet, have been printed. CB wants JH to respond to, and correct, these falsehoods quickly.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1297

From:
Richard Bentley
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 December 1854]
Source of text:
RS:HS B27.80
Summary:

Asks JH for the manuscript of Lieut. Burton's travels, which was forwarded by way of JH.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1257

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[15 December 1854]
Source of text:
RS:HS B27.20
Summary:

Refuses to become a partisan in this conflict [see CB's 1854-12-13]. JH would only become involved if he felt he could be a peacemaker.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel31

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 December 1854]
Source of text:
RGO 6.375.308
Summary:

Appear to be answers to specific queries about examinations and tutors [at Cambridge?].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel615

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[18 December 1854]
Source of text:
JHS 1.7
Summary:

Talks about their son Alexander's nature, and JH's busy weekend and headaches.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1298

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Richard Bentley
Date:
[18 December 1854]
Source of text:
RS:HS B27.81
Summary:

In response to RB's letter of 1854-12-15, JH states that the manuscript of Lieut. Burton's travels was not given to JH for transmission, JH has never heard of RB in connection with this manuscript, nor had JH received an earlier letter, and finally JH does not have the manuscript.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13477

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
[Charles Edward Trevelyan]
Date:
[20 December 1854]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0712; Reel 1089
Summary:

Mint salaries and bills have exhausted present funds. Please ask Treasury for another £12,000.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13478

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Cottans & Hallen, Engineers
Date:
[21 December 1854]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0713.1; Reel 1089
Summary:

Forwards letter from J. Triskett. Send to JH engineering design and cost estimate for iron gates and railings to be used for security at new mint building in Sydney. Then deliver materials to W. O. Young for shipment to Australia.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12781

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Henry Drury Harness
Date:
[21 December 1854]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0185.5; Reel 1054
Summary:

Results of recent pyx trial.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6783

From:
William Rutter Dawes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[23 December 1854]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.100
Summary:

Would like his opinion on a divided glass, double image micrometer before he submits it to an optician. George Dollond has lent him some divided glasses of long focus. Would like to borrow G. B. Amici's micrometer if JH could spare it.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6784

From:
William Rutter Dawes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[29 December 1854]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.101
Summary:

Is much obliged for the loan of G. B. Amici's micrometer. Comments on some of his readings with it. Is sorry to hear of the ill-health of Lady Herschel.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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