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Herschel10441

From:
John R. Hind
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[23 July 1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS 9.319
Summary:

Drawing attention to his prediction of the storms of 1838 and 1839.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8275

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Radcliffe Birt
Date:
[24 July 1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS 19.82
Summary:

Advice on how to project barometric observations onto curves.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1741

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[25 July 1840]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0627.10
Summary:

Sends JH a copy of extracts from unpublished papers on the question of standards, and asks for JH's comments on these extracts.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7760

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[25 July 1840]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 14/3.9.11 verso; Reel 11 (ACCS: RGO 6.368.638)
Summary:

Copies of report are available if JH's friends on Board [of Visitors] want to see it. R.S.L. selected GA's polarity paper for Bakerian Lectures. Thanks for JH's influence.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7324

From:
John William Draper
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[28 July 1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.501
Summary:

Sending a heliographic portrait taken from life. Comments on his methods.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1743

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[29 July 1840]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0627.12
Summary:

Requests the views of JH, and all other Standards Commission members, on the various subjects before the Commission; GA will compile these and circulate them to all Commission members to expedite discussions at future meetings.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel523

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[29 July 1840]
Source of text:
RGO 6.340.281
Summary:

Responds to GA's circulated material for the Standards Commission; suggests time to digest the information.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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