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Herschel2520

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Adam Sedgwick
Date:
[2 July 1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.430 (C: RS:HS 22.323)
Summary:

States he must get to Cambridge to present his book [Cape Results] to the Queen and Prince. Seeks advice from AS on handling the matter.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7546

From:
Adam Sedgwick
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 October 1847]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 10/5.63; Reel 9
Summary:

Disappointed not to have seen Sir Harry Smith or JH's family while AS was in Norwich. Grateful for receipt of JH's Cape Results. Congratulates JH on this 'grand harvest,' a monument to William Herschel's honor. JH is 'now again a free man.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

SOMERVILLE291

From:
John Herschel
To:
Adam Sedgwick
Date:
7 Dec 1847
Source of text:
HS 15.431, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

Herschel2521

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Adam Sedgwick
Date:
[7 December 1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.431 (C: RS:HS 22.339)
Summary:

Invites AS to Collingwood for Christmas. The Somervilles and the Adamses will also be present.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2522

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Adam Sedgwick
Date:
[23 December 1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.432
Summary:

Will edit a manual [Admiralty Manual] of Scientific Desiderata and Queries as requested by [George Eden,] Lord Auckland. Is AS preparing any material for this work? What is its content and when will it be ready?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2523

From:
Adam Sedgwick
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1847-12-25 or later
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.461 inc
Summary:

Thanks JH for letter of 7 December, inviting him to Collingwood for Christmas. Apologizes for not coming. Received bad domestic news and was robbed. Will testify at Old Bailey.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2532

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Adam Sedgwick
Date:
1848
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.441 (C: RS:HS 22.233)
Summary:

Family will arrive at Norwich on 16 May. Discusses Norfolk strata and Cray fossils.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2524

From:
Adam Sedgwick
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 January 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.433
Summary:

Is ill and cannot write instructions. Directs JH to instructions written earlier by the Council of the Geological Society.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2525

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Adam Sedgwick
Date:
[4 January 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.434 (C: RS:HS 23.1)
Summary:

Because AS cannot visit JH, JH has sent a circular. Assumes circular of [George Eden,] Lord Auckland will also be received. Will wait for response to query.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2527

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Adam Sedgwick
Date:
[23 January 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.436
Summary:

Accepts invitation to Norwich. For Geological Instructions, JH will wait to hear from [George Eden,] Lord Auckland. If necessary, he will consult [Charles] Darwin regarding the Instructions.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2528

From:
Adam Sedgwick
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[4 April 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.437
Summary:

Needs clarification of the relationship between the sun's rotation and the nebular hypothesis. Do the planets between Mars and Jupiter create problems for the hypothesis?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2529

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Adam Sedgwick
Date:
[5 April 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.438 (C: RS:HS 23.20)
Summary:

Family has been ill. Discusses possibilities for the formation of the sun and their effects on the law of area and the nebular hypothesis.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2530

From:
Adam Sedgwick
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20?] April 1848
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.439
Summary:

Tells JH to arrive 16 May. Will send train schedule. Sends regards to family.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2531

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Adam Sedgwick
Date:
[25 April 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.440
Summary:

Says the family will arrive at Norwich on 16 or 17 May.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2533

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Adam Sedgwick
Date:
[1 January 1850]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.442 (C: RS:HS 23.79)
Summary:

Has heard of AS's broken arm. Sends regards from the family.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

DCP-LETT-1369F

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Adam Sedgwick
Date:
11 Oct [1850]
Source of text:
Rensselaer Libraries, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Gerald and Sue Friedman manuscript collection MC 72 Box 1)
Summary:

Thanks AS for a copy of his book, Discourse [on the studies of the University, 5th ed.].

Thinking of not sending his eldest son [William] to a classical school.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

Herschel2534

From:
Adam Sedgwick
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 May 1853]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.443
Summary:

Asks JH to consider Reginald Octavius Day for an appointment to the new mint in Australia. Sends regards of his nieces and self.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4159

From:
Adam Sedgwick
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1854?]
Source of text:
Harvard: Houghton AAH 67m-67 (63)
Summary:

'Delighted' to hear that JH is in 'such good spirits.' Has been giving regular class lectures.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2535

From:
Adam Sedgwick
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[27 February 1854]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.444
Summary:

William Conybeare has asked AS to assist in the certification of George Wilson. Mentions William Whewell's book [Of the Plurality of Worlds: An Essay], but has been too ill to study it.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2536

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Adam Sedgwick
Date:
[11 March 1854]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.445 (C: RS:HS 23.146)
Summary:

Has signed George Wilson's certificate. Says William Whewell's book is 'clever but wrong.' Says moral and intellectual life is possible on Jupiter.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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