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Faraday0332

From:
John Frederick William Herschel
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
27 August 1827
Source of text:
RI MS F3 B397
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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L866

From:
André-Marie Ampère
To:
John Herschel
Date:
6 septembre 1827
Source of text:
HS. l. 395, Archives de la Royal Society, Londres
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
La Correspondance d’André-Marie Ampère
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Faraday0338

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
John Frederick William Herschel
Date:
3 November 1827
Source of text:
RS MS HS 26.33
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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Faraday0338a

From:
John Frederick William Herschel
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
6 November 1827
Source of text:
RS MS HS 26.34
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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Faraday0338b

From:
John Frederick William Herschel
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
9 November 1827
Source of text:
RS MS HS 26.35
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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Faraday0348

From:
John Frederick William Herschel
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
15 February 1828
Source of text:
RI MS F3 B401
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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Faraday0359

From:
John Frederick William Herschel
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
6 June 1828
Source of text:
RI MS F3 B487
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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Faraday0363

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
John Frederick William Herschel
Date:
24 June 1828
Source of text:
RS MS HS 7.177
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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Faraday0368

From:
John Frederick William Herschel
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
21 July 1828
Source of text:
RS MS HS 7.176
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday 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
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Faraday0378

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
John Frederick William Herschel
Date:
25 November 1828
Source of text:
RS MS HS 7.178
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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Herschel2635

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[31 March 1829]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.327
Summary:

Thanks JH for his suggestions for her paper. Will accept any corrections he makes. Sends warm regards to JH and his new wife.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project, Brigitte Stenhouse
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Herschel2636

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 October 1829]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.328
Summary:

Wants JH to return the last 8-10 pages of her manuscript. She wishes to correct and improve it.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project, Brigitte Stenhouse
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Herschel2648

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1830]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.339
Summary:

Asks JH to send the astronomical part of her manuscript [Mechanism of the Heavens] by Mr. Richards on Thursday.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project, Brigitte Stenhouse
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Herschel2649

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1830]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.340
Summary:

Used a counter spell to keep the moon at a 'due distance.' Her previous computations were careless. Asks JH to return part of her manuscript [Mechanism of the Heavens] for corrections.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project, Brigitte Stenhouse
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Herschel2638

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Mary Somerville
Date:
[23 February 1830]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.329 (C: RS:HS 21.60)
Summary:

Sends 40 pages of her manuscript [Mechanism of the Heavens] along with suggestions for improvement. Suggests clarifying the principles of the first chapter and a fuller explanation of various other principles.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project, Brigitte Stenhouse
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Herschel2639

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1 March 1830]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.330
Summary:

Thanks JH for criticisms of her manuscript. Will outline principles more carefully. Hopes Lady Herschel is 'gaining strength.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project, Brigitte Stenhouse
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Herschel2640

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[6 March 1830]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.331
Summary:

Sends first revised pages [of MS's Mechanism of the Heavens] back for further opinion. Highly respects JH's comments and believes he will be a truthful critic as a friend.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project, Brigitte Stenhouse
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Herschel2642

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1830-3-9 or later]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.333
Summary:

Thanks JH for his communications. Anxious to get into the proof JH criticized. Sends [Joseph] LaGrange's variations of constant quantities.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project, Brigitte Stenhouse
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Herschel2641

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Mary Somerville
Date:
[9 March 1830]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.332 (C: RS:HS 21.61)
Summary:

Sends new translation of [P. S. Laplace's] Mécanique céleste. Says her revision [of MS's Mechanism of the Heavens] has been effective. Still doubts the derivation of the fundamental equation. Discusses force, resistance, and reaction with regard to this equation.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project, Brigitte Stenhouse
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