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Herschel5878

From:
Jacques Babinet
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[3 February 1862]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.4
Summary:

On a static measure for gravity.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8344

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Jacques Babinet
Date:
[4 February 1862]
Source of text:
RS:HS 19.147
Summary:

Notes ingenuity of JB's gravimetric balance. Astonished that it did not occur to anyone before. [Letter continues 5 Feb.:] Suggestion for improving torsion thread arrangement.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8381

From:
Jacques Babinet
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[22 February 1862]
Source of text:
RS:HS 19.202
Summary:

Describes procedures, apparatus, and calculations for determining the static gravity of the earth. Thanks JH for some of his writings, and comments that JH, like Newton, has discovered the mind of the Creator and passed this on to humanity.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8345

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Jacques Babinet
Date:
[24 February 1862]
Source of text:
RS:HS 19.148
Summary:

JB's solution to torsion thread arrangement is simpler and more ingenious than JH's. Enquires about details of gravimetric balance. Pendulum measurements. Density of continents. Clarification of JH's privileges as foreign associate of Institute. Death of J. B. Biot.

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John Herschel Project
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