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From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[26 January 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.132
Summary:

Regarding electrometers and their efficiency.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[31 January 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.133
Summary:

Further regarding glass for telescope. Postscript relating experiments with electricity.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 March 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.134 (C: RGO 6.92.120)
Summary:

Has JH received Thomas Maclear's observations on Encke's comet?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[21 March 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.135
Summary:

Regarding Cape Town telescopes. Has written to Thomas Maclear for observations on Encke's comet.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[27 May 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.136 (C: RGO 6.8.621)
Summary:

Regarding JH's forthcoming visit to the Greenwich Observatory.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[29 June 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.138
Summary:

Further observations on object glasses.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[30 July 1844]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0630.1 (C: RGO 6.675.360 & RS:HS 1.139)
Summary:

Does not believe that a magnetic congress held at this time would be productive or representative; a better job could be done by letter.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[26 August 1844]
Source of text:
RGO 6.675.360
Summary:

Cannot explain why GA's letter did not reach JH.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[26 August 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.140 (C: RGO 6.675.360)
Summary:

Informing JH that he certainly wrote to him from Limerick.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[28 August 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.141 (C: RGO 6.193.118)
Summary:

Regarding F. W. Bessel's letter on the irregularity of proper motion in stars. Is it worth printing Nevil Maskelyne's observations on star places?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 September 1844]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0630.2 (ACCS: RGO 6.675.363 & C: RGO 6.675.361)
Summary:

Expands on GA's proposed letter writing scheme in place of holding a magnetic congress [see GA's 1844-7-30].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[23 September 1844]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0630.3 (C: RGO 6.675.368)
Summary:

A note accompanying a draft of the report on magnetic observations to date at British stations, and a circular to be sent out.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[23 September 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.142 (C: RGO 6.229.192)
Summary:

Hopes JH will write a memoir of Francis Baily.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 October 1844]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0630.4 (C: RGO 6.203.330)
Summary:

Has sent on the draft report on magnetic observations to W. S. Stratford for completion [see JH's 1844-10-13].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 October 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.143
Summary:

Regarding object planes for the telescope.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[29 October 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.144 (C: RGO 6.229.195)
Summary:

Giving abridged history of the establishment of the new Board of Visitors to the Royal Observatory. Details concerning the Nautical Almanac. Standards commission.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 November 1844]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0630.5 (C: RGO 6.675.370)
Summary:

Accepts JH's invitation to attend the meeting [see JH's 1844-11-1], and offers JH accommodation for the night.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 November 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.145 (C: RGO 6.193.124)
Summary:

Regrets his delay in not returning F. W. Bessel's letter. Observations arising from this letter.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[17 December 1844]
Source of text:
RGO 6.675.372
Summary:

Magnetic questions have been sent to foreign observers but not the British. Why?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project