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Herschel8929

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
the Athenaeum
Date:
[23 April 1860]
Source of text:
Athenaeum, #1696 (April 28, 1860), 581-2 & John Taylor, The Great Pyramid, 2nd.
Summary:

Expresses his views on how the British should select their standard of length. Also discusses John Taylor's views of the Great Pyramid.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8930

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
the Athenaeum
Date:
[1 May 1860]
Source of text:
Athenaeum, #1697 (May 5, 1860), 617 & John Taylor, The Great Pyramid, 2nd. ed. (
Summary:

[Following up on JH's 1860-4-23,] notes another numerical relationship between the dimensions of the Great Pyramid and those of the earth.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8935

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
the Athenaeum
Date:
[1 November] 1862
Source of text:
Athenaeum, #1881 (Nov. 14, 1863), 652 inc
Summary:

Calls attention to a report of a lake in Central America that 'gives rise to two rivers.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1916

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
the Athenaeum
Date:
[6 September 1864]
Source of text:
WT B.14
Summary:

Sends a circular and JH's response to it for possible publication.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8963

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
the Athenaeum
Date:
[10 October 1869]
Source of text:
Athenaeum, #2190 (Oct. 16, 1869), 498
Summary:

Calls attention to James Grahame's History of the United States of North America. Criticizes the Saturday Review for having slighted that work.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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