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Herschel2690

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Mary Somerville
Date:
[1845 ?].
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.381 (C: RS:HS 25.14.4)
Summary:

Augustus DeMorgan and [Henry Fox] Talbot are sending their papers to her. Family is well. Outlines a process of photography.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

SOMERVILLE580

From:
Jean Plana
To:
Mary Somerville
Date:
5 Jun 1845
Source of text:
MSP 4 / 264, Dep. c. 371, Bod, MS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

SOMERVILLE284

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
John Herschel
Date:
20 Sep 1845
Source of text:
HS 16.351, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

Herschel2660

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 September 1845]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.351
Summary:

Discusses light experiments, which 'amused' her during summer. Has heard no scientific news lately. Describes summer in Rome.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

SOMERVILLE287

From:
John Herschel
To:
Mary Somerville
Date:
2 Nov 1845
Source of text:
HS 16.352, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

Herschel2661

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Mary Somerville
Date:
[2 November 1845]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.352 (C: RS:HS 22.254)
Summary:

Discusses MS's light experiments. JH will present the results to Royal Society. Describes apparatus that may help her. Recently attended a meeting concerning continental magnetics and meteorology.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

SOMERVILLE289

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
John Herschel
Date:
23 Feb 1846
Source of text:
HS 16.353, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

Herschel2662

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[23 February 1846]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.353
Summary:

Delighted that her paper was read at Royal Society. Discusses discovery of new planet [Neptune], and the future. Asks about his work.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

SOMERVILLE205

From:
Edward Forbes
To:
Mary Somerville
Date:
? Dec 1846
Source of text:
MSF 2, Dep. c. 370, Bod, MS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

SOMERVILLE290

From:
John Herschel
To:
Mary Somerville
Date:
8 Aug 1847
Source of text:
HS 16.354, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

Herschel2663

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Mary Somerville
Date:
[8 August 1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.354 (C: RS:HS 22.324)
Summary:

Has noticed a resemblance between [Alexander von Humboldt's] Kosmos and MS's chapter, 'On Man,' in her manuscript. Advises her to revise. Sends results of observations at the Cape.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

SOMERVILLE292

From:
John Herschel
To:
Mary Somerville
Date:
1848?
Source of text:
MSH 3 / 312, Dep. c. 370, Bod, MS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

SOMERVILLE373

From:
Francis Jeffrey
To:
Mary Somerville
Date:
6 Mar 1848
Source of text:
MSJ 1 / 22, Dep. c. 371, Bod, MS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

SOMERVILLE350

From:
John Russell Hind
To:
Mary Somerville
Date:
7 Mar 1848
Source of text:
MSH 5 / 328, Dep. c. 370, Bod, MS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

SOMERVILLE622

From:
William Henry Smyth
To:
Mary Somerville
Date:
14 Mar 1848
Source of text:
MSS 6 / 95, Dep. c. 372, Bod, MS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

SOMERVILLE351

From:
John Russell Hind
To:
Mary Somerville
Date:
15 Mar 1848
Source of text:
MSH 5 / 330, Dep. c. 370, Bod, MS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

SOMERVILLE623

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
William Henry Smyth
Date:
16 Mar 1848
Source of text:
Somerville College Library
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

SOMERVILLE1

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
RAS
Date:
4 Apr 1848
Source of text:
Royal Astronomical Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

SOMERVILLE298

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
25 Apr 1848
Source of text:
HS 16.355, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

Herschel2664

From:
Mary Somerville
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[25 April 1848]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.355
Summary:

Sends Lady Herschel her book [Physical Geography] as a token of friendship. Discusses the current political turmoil. Regards to family.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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