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LINNEAN760

From:
Sir James Edward Smith
To:
Samuel Goodenough
Date:
3 Mar 1822
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/12/73, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Thanks for barrel of oysters. Steadily working on his "English Flora" and hopes to get it to the press in May; expects it to be "quite an original Flora" as he has been revising the whole subject and correcting mistakes made by previous writers and compilers. Asks Goodenough's advice regarding accenting of names and whether to give derivation of generic names. The whole object of the book is "botanical determination". Asks Goodenough's opinion of the "green old age" of [Thomas William] Coke [on 26 February 1822 Coke married for the second time Lady Anne Amelia Keppel (1803-1844), fifty years his junior]. Smith hopes he has done some good with the grasses and triandria monogynia, with which [Robert] Brown is "very great" but refines too much.

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London

SOMERVILLE171

From:
Maria Edgeworth
To:
Mary Somerville
Date:
5 Mar 1822
Source of text:
MSE 1 / 159, Dep. c. 370, Bod, MS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

Herschel5926

From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[6 March 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.49
Summary:

Regarding the plan of the tables for the places of the principal stars. Will be unable to attend the meeting of council on Friday. Will send memorandum for discussion.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5927

From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 March 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.50
Summary:

Wishes to resign from the secretaryship of the Astronomical Society.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

LINNEAN761

From:
Samuel Goodenough
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
8 Mar 1822
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/12/74, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Thinks Smith has a massive task with his "English Flora" if it encompasses all he proposes. As the object of the work is botanical determination advises accenting generic and specific names throughout and offers a system. Does not advise giving etymology of generic and specific names. Attended a rare daytime Linnean Society council meeting, believes that if it is always held in day attendance would be sufficient. Thinks there is "something undoubtedly very preposterous" in Thomas William Coke's marriage [to Lady Anne Amelia Keppel (1803-1844), fifty years his junior]; many people are talking about it. It is expected that Mrs Coutts will distribute Mr Coutts property as he intended after leaving everything to her to avoid legacy tax.

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London

Herschel3201

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
John William Whittaker
Date:
[11 March 1822]
Source of text:
St. John's College, Cambridge
Summary:

Shocked by death of [Professor E. D. Clarke], JH supports [J. S.] Henslow as candidate to succeed Clarke. Apologizes for incorrect charging of JW for Analytical Society Memoirs [see JH's 1822-2-23]. Asks JW to find out whether William Whewell will write article on physical astronomy.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11328

From:
Joseph Johann Littrow
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 March 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 11.234
Summary:

Has he received the copies of the Vienna Observations? Encloses a small pamphlet of interest to mariners. What does he think of Josef Fraunhofer's micrometer for observing double stars? Is writing this letter on his birthday.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

LINNEAN762

From:
Sir James Edward Smith
To:
Samuel Goodenough
Date:
13 Mar 1822
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/12/75, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Takes on advice in Goodenough's last letter on "English Flora": only explanations of generic names will be for those new to British readers; praises Goodenough's plan for accenting but decides to adopt a simpler system. Queries whether [Augustin] de Candolle's new term, "carpella", for the single grains of compound fruits should not be "carpiola". Adopting [Johann von] Schreber's [(1739-1810)] genus 'Spartina' for 'Dactylis stricta' but the French have called it 'Limnetis'. Fears [William] Swainson has not succeeded in his attempts for a British Museum post. Regrets that party politics should make men such as [Thomas William] Coke and Edmund Wodehouse [(1784-1855), politician] enemies; feels some alarm at difference in age between Coke and his new wife [fifty years his junior]. [William] Roscoe preparing a "very excellent distribution of the species of 'Canna'" for Linnean Society.

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London
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Faraday0167

From:
Peter Barlow
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
14 March 1822
Source of text:
RI MS F1 H14a
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

LINNEAN763

From:
Samuel Goodenough
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
14 Mar 1822
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/12/76, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Explains further his remarks on accenting plant names. [Augustin] de Candolle's term "carpella" should be "carpelli". Cannot work out term "sepala" but thinks Smith need not use it. Prefers older name of 'Spartina' for 'Dactylis stricta' rather than newer 'Limnetis'. Franked Smith's letter to [William] Roscoe. Attended Sir Humphry Davy's conversazione but did not hear anything about [William] Swainson's application to British Museum. In reference to fifty year age difference between Thomas William Coke and his new wife [Lady Anne Amelia Keppel (1803-1844)] states that an age difference in marriage of three to ten years is "disparity enough" but as the love was from her side Coke may be excused.

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London

Herschel3405

From:
Schenck & Co.
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 March 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.173
Summary:

Mr. Schenck will consider favorably proposition made when JH passed through Berne, provided it is compatible with S's position and suitable for a married man.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
Text Online

L968

From:
Simon Speyert van der Eyk
To:
André-Marie Ampère
Date:
15 mars 1822
Source of text:
Fonds André-Marie Ampère chemise 195, f 1, Archives de l'Académie des sciences, Paris
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
La Correspondance d’André-Marie Ampère

Herschel11580

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Henry Kater
Date:
[15 March 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 20.135
Summary:

Sends the formula for finding the maximum diameter of the planets.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

LINNEAN89

From:
Georg Friedrich Wilhelm Meyer
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
17 Mar 1822
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/ADD/74, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Sends two copies of his book ["Beitrage zur chorographischen Kenntniss des Flussgebiets" (1822)]. He is commissioned by the King to produce a "Flora Hannoverana"; intends to arrange it on example of "Flora Danica". Requests exchange of "interesting and rare plants of England" in return for "several rare and new species of African plants"; he has a large collection from last 17 years.

Apologises for being unable to send Smith Essequebo plants as he had already given his duplicates to [Joseph Franz] Jacquin. Proposes a German edition of "English botany", regarding which he has already written to [James] Sowerby requesting the plates; few copies of the original in Germany owing to its high price; if Smith agrees requests critical notes on the species.

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London

Herschel12424

From:
George Peacock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[17 March 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.282
Summary:

Observatory plans are progressing well; GP also sends some Cambridge University news.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4969

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
D. François J. Arago
Date:
[18 March 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.352 & 20.137
Summary:

Would like his help on observations of double stars. Comparison of data. Gives details of stars and distances of certain planets from the earth.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

LINNEAN2554

From:
Sir James Edward Smith
To:
James Yates
Date:
24 Mar 1822
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/26/77, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Thanks for Yates' letter, pleased he enjoyed his time at Norwich. Heard great things of Yates at Holkham [Hall, Norfolk, home of Thomas William Coke] and his skill with Coke's manuscripts. Asks Yates' opinion of Coke's marriage [in 1822 Coke married Lady Anne Amelia Keppel (1803-1844), 50 years his junior]; "Tories and bigots [...] hate Mr Coke for his virtues, but still more for his happiness".

Sorry to hear reports of Yates' father's [John Yates (1755-1826), Unitarian minister] ill health, "his loss will ill be supplied whenever he is taken away"; receives supports from his sister Martin, who is attached to Yates' family. Engaged with his "English Flora" and has little time for letter writing. Hopes to see Yates in London, he intends to be there from 5 May to till after 4 June.

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London

Herschel8055

From:
Thomas Young
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[25 March 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.322
Summary:

Next meeting of Board of Longitude.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5928

From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[26 March 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.51
Summary:

Regarding the method of dispatch of papers for foreign members.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8210

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Henry Kater
Date:
[1822-3-28 or later]
Source of text:
RS:HS 19.16 (C: RS:HS 25.13.19)
Summary:

Encloses JH's translation of J. J. Littrow's method of determining latitude by pole star. It already appeared in F. X. Zach's Correspondance astronomique.... Send Francis Beaufort's survey of Karamania coast.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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