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From:
Richard Taylor
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[29 October 1842]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.337
Summary:

Sends packet from John William Draper containing material for an issue of P.M. Asks JH's advice on publication of articles for Scientific Memoirs.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Richard Taylor
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[30 November 1842]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.338
Summary:

Thanks JH for advice on the issue of P.M. that has just been published.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Richard Taylor
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 December 1842]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.339
Summary:

Asks for advice on a number of scientific papers.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Richard Taylor
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[22 December 1842]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.340
Summary:

Discusses matter touching P.M. and Scientific Memoirs.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Richard Taylor
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 February 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.341
Summary:

Has 50 copies of JH's paper ['On the Action of the Rays of the Solar Spectrum on the Daguerreotype Plate'] for P.M. printed exclusively for JH. Asks opinion of papers for next issue of Scientific Memoirs.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Richard Taylor
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[5 June 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.342
Summary:

Decides not to print G. Reichenbach's papers on JH's advice. Will consider Reichenbach's papers in the future.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Richard Taylor
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 October 1844]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0548; Reel 1093
Summary:

Francis Baily contracted with RT to print N. L. Lacaille's catalog of stars and J. J. L. Lalande's Histoire céleste. Account was suspended after Baily's death until B.A.A.S. meeting in York approved its continuation. Requests £300 from JH, chairman of grant committee.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Richard Taylor
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
15 April [1845]
Source of text:
RS:HS B26.10
Summary:

Asks JH's opinion on a paper on magnetism by Karl Reichenbach, which has some 'very extraordinary' statements.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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