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Herschel5101

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 December 1815]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.50
Summary:

Soon leaving for a short visit to Devon. Hopes he will call when passing through London. New means of preventing explosions in mines. Gives an equation for JH's comments.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

LINNEAN696

From:
Samuel Goodenough
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
9 Dec 1815
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/12/15, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Franked Smith's letter for [John] Hawkins. Sorry to hear of the death of Smith's brother, reminds him of death of his only surviving brother when he became Bishop of Carlilse. Heard that Smith has lately had a considerable accession of fortune.

Linnean Society news: [Thomas] Marsham well again but has resigned as Treasurer of Linnean Society, replaced by [Joseph] Sabine; [Alexander] Macleay ill again; Lambert reports on Society struggles that the next volume of "Linnean Transactions" is ready but for someone to compile a list of donations for the year, and there were no papers for the last meeting nor the upcoming one. [Edward] Rudge sends compliments to Smith, reports that a Frenchman has been at Sir Joseph Banks' claiming to preserve dried meat and fish for any length of time. Goodenough has been suffering from gout since arriving in London three weeks ago.

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London

LINNEAN697

From:
Samuel Goodenough
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
12 Dec 1815
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/12/16, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Glad to hear of Smith's accession of fortune. Hears that [Thomas] Marsham is ill again with evident signs of dropsy. Comments on the "frightful" accounts of persecution of Protestants by Roman Catholics in south of France, the Duke and Duchess of Angoulême and Duke of Berri are "bigots of the first order".

In a postscript, upside down at top of recto of first folio, says that [Aylmer Bourke] Lambert has just returned from Whiteknights, [Reading, Berkshire], and by his account "nothing can equal the extravagance & folly of that poor Marquis" [George Spencer-Churchill, Marquess of Blandford, later 5th Duke of Marlborough].

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London

RS-MM-000418

From:
Joseph Banks
To:
John Pond
Date:
14 December 1815
Source of text:
MM/8/78, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society
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L524

From:
André-Marie Ampère
To:
Pierre-Simon Ballanche
Date:
17 décembre 1815
Source of text:
Correspondance du Grand Ampère (Paris: 1936), p. 505-506-507.
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
La Correspondance d’André-Marie Ampère

RS-MM-000419

From:
Joseph Banks
To:
Stephen Lee
Date:
18 December 1815
Source of text:
MM/8/79, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society

Herschel5103

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[18 December 1815]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.52
Summary:

Will see him on Thursday. Has paper ready for the R.S.L.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

RS-MM-000420

From:
Joseph Mendoza y Rios
To:
John Pond
Date:
18 December 1815
Source of text:
MM/8/80, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society

Herschel5102

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[18 December 1815]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.51 (C: RS:HS 20.30)
Summary:

Is in the midst of examining. Will call when in town this week. Has done nothing in analysis lately.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8148

From:
Ann Wilson
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 December 1815]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.415
Summary:

Expects JH for dinner Friday. JH's old friend Ianetta learned that she is descended from Scotland's Queen Annabella.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5104

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[28 December 1815]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.53
Summary:

Sending problems in functional analysis. Please send his manuscript on functions to Devonshire Place.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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