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Herschel8468

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
James South
Date:
[2 August 1825]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.448
Summary:

JH's attempts with Edward Sabine to measure the difference in longitude between Greenwich and the Paris Observatory. Supplies, for Alexander von Humboldt, JH's measurement of Mount Etna's height. Gives message for François Arago concerning paper on magnetism published by JH and Charles Babbage.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8469

From:
James South
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 August 1825]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.449
Summary:

Comments on various errors detected in the catalogue of double stars published by JH and JS. Scientific affairs in Paris in relation to Alexander von Humboldt, François Arago, P. S. Laplace, and others. Various cometary and stellar observations of JS.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8470

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
James South
Date:
[16 August 1825]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.450
Summary:

Asks JS to check over and forward to Astronomische Nachrichten JH's paper ['Letter on Fraunhofer's Claims for the Inferiority of Reflecting as Compared to Refracting Telescopes'], which paper calls attentions to errors in the catalogue of double stars published by JS and JH.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8471

From:
James South
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[22 August 1825]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.451
Summary:

Reports observing with J. N. Nicollet two comets. Observations of Encke's comet. Gives position of nebula to be observed by JH.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8472

From:
James South
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 September 1825]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.452
Summary:

Reports his observations of a comet JS detected and also of Encke's comet. Pleased JH is recovering from illness.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8473

From:
James South
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[30 September 1825]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.453
Summary:

Sorry JH is still sick. Will send JS's new double stars observations to JH for his comments and for publication.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8474

From:
James South
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 October 1825]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.454
Summary:

Is sending his latest double stars observations to JH. Weather is making observation difficult. Will be in London in November; hopes to present paper at R.S.L.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8475

From:
James South
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 November 1825]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.455
Summary:

Has been delayed in France, but is sending large collection of double star observations for JH's comments and analysis. Has dismantled JS's observatory in Passy as part of return of JS to England. Comments on P. S. Laplace.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8476

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
James South
Date:
[11 November 1825]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.456 (C: 20.224)
Summary:

R.S.L. Council will meet 17 Nov. to discuss awarding its Copley medal; hence JS's paper, to be presented to R.S.L. later that day, cannot be considered for the award. Other matters have prevented JH from preparing annotations of JS's latest paper on double stars.

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John Herschel Project
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