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Herschel5667

From:
Miles Bland
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 June 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 4.155
Summary:

JH has been appointed a Lay-fellow. It entails no duties. The present body regards it as an honor to retain JH's name.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10148

From:
Olinthus G. Gregory
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 June 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 9.35
Summary:

Outlining the circumstances in which J. N. Vallot was elected an Associate of the Astronomical Society. Has only received one letter from Vallot.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2921

From:
[J. S. C.] Schweigger
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 June 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.412
Summary:

Mentions meeting [W.] Herschel in 1816. Recalls receiving catalog from Caroline Herschel, which he then gave to the Munich observatory. Looks forward to meeting JH and 'sharing love of truth.' Sends chemistry and physics papers. Discusses code for electromagnetic signals and its origin.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1998

From:
John Pond
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1822-6-20 or earlie
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.31
Summary:

Thanks for sending your catalogues. Requests duplicates. Has made annotations indicating the 'quantity which Mr. [F. W.] Bessel's Instrument places the stars to the south of my determinations.' Cannot yet explain discrepancy. Unable to determine a parallactic shift for Alpha Lyrae, Alpha Aquila, or Gamma Draconis.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1999

From:
John Pond
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 June 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.32
Summary:

Thanks JH for extract from a letter from [J. J.] Littrow. Discusses in detail positional determinations of various stars he has made, attempting to determine whether errors of either observations or computation have entered into his results. Reports that in general there is substantial agreement between determinations made by JP and those made by John Brinkley at Ireland's Royal Observatory. Mentions solar observations at Greenwich.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9278

From:
Gilbert Elliot, Second Earl of Minto
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
25] June [1822
Source of text:
RS:HS 7.33
Summary:

Would like very much to see JH as soon as possible. Has an instrument of [J. C.?] Schenk to show him. There is one on the way to him now from Paris.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9406

From:
Fearon Fallows
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[26 June 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 7.159
Summary:

Has received letters from the Admiralty, which have allayed all his previous distress. Is to receive two telescopes. Weather has been unsuitable for observations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5930

From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[29 June 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.53
Summary:

Further regarding the transmission of papers abroad. Encloses a copy of his own paper on the formula of J. J. Littrow. Astronomical matters.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9280

From:
Gilbert Elliot, Second Earl of Minto
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
30] June [1822
Source of text:
RS:HS 7.35
Summary:

[J. C.?] Schenk has reason to be grateful to JH for all his assistance. Schenck's friends can now judge whether it will be expedient to bring Schenk to London to set up in business. Awaits anxiously the verdict of Edward Troughton.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5577

From:
Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[6 July 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 4.67
Summary:

Thanks JH for some papers, sends some of his own; comments about errors in Greenwich star catalogue.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9974

From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 July 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.309
Summary:

Invites JH to go to the Netherlands with JG.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11211

From:
Pierre Simon Laplace
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 July 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 11.100
Summary:

Sends one of his own memoirs, which he would like JH to compare with other theories on the same subject.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7777

From:
Nicholas Fuss
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[24 July 1822]
Source of text:
RAS:WH Archive 1/13.F.12; Reel 13
Summary:

Gratitude from Imperial Academy of Sciences for copy of first volume of Astronomical Society's 'Transactions.' Please send future volumes to Mr. Dubatchevski, Prussian consul-general in London. Sent packet to H. J. Walbeck at Åbo.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9975

From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[25 July 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.310
Summary:

Further on JG's travel plans [see JG's 1822-7-15].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5931

From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[30 July 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.54
Summary:

Has been absent and is sending letter he found on return, and a copy of his own remarks on J. J. Littrow's formula. Regarding the best method of procuring the Memoirs. Can lend him a copy of W. T. Brande's Journal if he would like it.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11002

From:
Richard Jones
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[31 July 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 10.346
Summary:

Will come to town to meet [James] Graham[e?]. His books arrived safely for which he was very grateful. Does he know of any Dutch collections on the East Indies?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8167

From:
E. Wrangham
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1822-8 or earlier]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.434
Summary:

EW and daughter look forward to visiting Slough on Monday with Mr. Beckwith.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11052

From:
Richard Jones
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1822-8]
Source of text:
RS:HS 10.390
Summary:

Needs the Ephemerides for 1769. Can he ask [James?] Graham[e] for any old pamphlets. Is expecting William Whewell and George Peacock and would be glad if JH can come as well.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7803

From:
Henrik Johan Walbeck
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 August 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.11
Summary:

Received JH's letter [29 Apr. 1821] with 'Memoirs of Astronomical Society' and observations of recent solar eclipse. Has not published eclipse calculations. Convinced that moon's diameter is accurately determined. Latitudes, longitudes for sites in Finland. 1820-22 observations from Ã…bo. Design of new Ã…bo observatory. New instruments from Munich.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9263

From:
Maria Edgeworth
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 August 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 7.20
Summary:

Encloses list of books on Ireland as requested. Her brother is in London. Hopes that JH will visit them should he come to Ireland.

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John Herschel Project
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