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Herschel4362

From:
Elise Rufenacht
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1831 or later]
Source of text:
Harvard: Houghton AAH 67m-67 (107)
Summary:

Thanks Herschel family for their 'kind interest' in her behalf.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5673

From:
Gilbert Blane
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1831 or 1832]
Source of text:
RS:HS 4.162
Summary:

Has had great satisfaction in reading JH's book on Natural Philosophy, but would like to correct his statement regarding the date of the introduction of lemon juice as a treatment for scurvy.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10339

From:
William Vernon Harcourt
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1831]
Source of text:
RS:HS 9.222
Summary:

Would like JH's views on the proposed meeting at York of the Friends of Science (later the B.A.A.S.).

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5668

From:
Miles Bland
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[3 January 1831]
Source of text:
RS:HS 4.156
Summary:

Has had many melancholy afflictions since they last met. Would like JH's support for his intended application for Professorship of Mathematics at the forthcoming University of Durham.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4661

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[5 January 1831]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.46
Summary:

Opinion on M. C. T. Damoiseau's theory and tables; worth a medal.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11006

From:
Richard Jones
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
10] January [1831
Source of text:
RS:HS 10.350
Summary:

Wanted to read JH's book before writing. Thinks it a useful production and should prove popular. William Fitton has been preparing a statement on the late struggle for the chair, but William Whewell has advised him to withdraw it. Hopes he will receive RJ's book in a fortnight. Comments on this and his recollections.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11007

From:
Richard Jones
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
12] January [1831
Source of text:
RS:HS 10.351
Summary:

Is writing to request JH not to let William Fitton know that RJ informed JH about Fitton's statement.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2138

From:
John Robison
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[17 January 1831]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.383
Summary:

Describes experiment of [Walter] Trevelyan with heated metals and lead, which produced a variety of sounds. New experiment will be described in [David] Brewster's journal.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12022

From:
Roderick Impey Murchison
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 January 1831]
Source of text:
RS:HS 12.384
Summary:

JH's request for one hundred copies of the abstract was discussed at the Geological Society yesterday and it was decided to print the whole paper in the Transactions.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4662

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[27 January 1831]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.47
Summary:

Remarks on Greenwich observations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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