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Herschel1869

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
the Athenaeum
Date:
[2 November 1843]
Source of text:
WT 69293.1
Summary:

Requests publication of what will hopefully be JH's last letter on the Slough telescope [see JH's "[Reply to Dr. Robinson [on the Reflecting Telescopes of the Late Sir William Herschel]," Athenaeum, #836 (Nov. 4, 1843), 983-4.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8889

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
the Athenaeum
Date:
[2 November 1843]
Source of text:
Athenaeum, #836 (Nov. 4, 1843), 983-4
Summary:

Continues the debate with T. R. Robinson [see Athenaeum, #830 (Sept. 23, 1843), 866-7; #831 (Sept. 30, 1843), 884; and #834 (Oct. 21, 1843), 945-6] on the quality of William Herschel's 40-foot reflecting telescope.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1754

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[3 November 1843]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0629.7
Summary:

A notice of meeting of the Standards Committee, together with an indication of business to be conducted at that meeting.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel341

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[3 November 1843]
Source of text:
RGO 6.8.87
Summary:

Changes the date of a Board of Visitors' meeting and urges JH to be there.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

RS-MM-001113

From:
John Frederick William Herschel
To:
John Herschel
Date:
3 November 1843
Source of text:
MM/16/152, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society

Herschel70

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
7] November [1843
Source of text:
RGO 6.368.669
Summary:

Will try to attend meeting called by GA, although JH is plagued by rheumatism; comments on the periods of Saturn's satellites.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6137

From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 November 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.263
Summary:

Has a copy of F. W. A. Argelander's Uranometria. Comments on this in relation to the proposed revision of the constellations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8430

From:
Richarda Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 November 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 19.312
Summary:

G. B. Airy will be happy to receive JH tomorrow.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

SOMERVILLE276

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
John Herschel
Date:
12 Nov 1843
Source of text:
HS 16.347, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

Herschel2656

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 November 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.347
Summary:

Asks JH to tell her where to find his newly published works on the action of light on chemical substances. Rome is not intellectually stimulating. Describes summer in Venice.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8894

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Astronomische Nachrichten
Date:
[16 November 1843]
Source of text:
Astronomische Nachrichten, 21 (1844), 199-202
Summary:

Reports observations of the comet of March 1843 [Great Comet of 1843] made from India by a Mr. Clerihew, who reported seeing a bifurcation of the comet's tail.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12576

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Thomas Phillips
Date:
[17 November 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 22.169
Summary:

Comments on the value of meteorological observations that TP proposes to undertake.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9593

From:
Thomas I. M. Forster
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[17 November 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 7.334
Summary:

Would like a copy of JH's pamphlet on Education written at the Cape. Did he ever receive the Perennial Calendar? Comments on recent falling stars. Does he know where Stephen Lee's Catalogue of Changing Stars is? Mr. Slegg's brother is in a mental home.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10752

From:
Robert Hunt
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 November 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 10.104
Summary:

Has received from the P.M. proof of an article replying to the attack of [L. F.] Moser on RH, also details of a new instrument by J. W. Draper. Would like JH's opinion on the instrument. Has had some good results with the fluorates recently.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7892

From:
George Robert Waterhouse
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 November 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.95
Summary:

Was appointed assistant in [mineralogical and geological branch of] British Museum. Thanks for JH's support.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7996

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Alexander Wilson
Date:
[20 November 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.263
Summary:

Disagrees with AW. Declines to intercede. [See AW's 1843-10-31].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4558

From:
William Henry Smyth
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 November 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.274
Summary:

Asks JH for description of JH's 'little sweeper' telescope; plans to give a sketch of it in WS's book.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5356

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[21 November 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.303
Summary:

Is sending him some new additions for the memoir by L. F. Menabrea. Mother keeps well.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4344

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Henry Smyth
Date:
[21 November 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 22.170
Summary:

Sends diagram of the 'little sweeper,' which is now at Hanover with 94-year-old Caroline Herschel.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6138

From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[22 November 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.264
Summary:

Has received his letter and incorporated the amendments in the paper.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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