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HENSLOW-1048

From:
J. S. Henslow
To:
William Henry Fox Talbot
Date:
August 1826
Source of text:
British Library 88942/2/67
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Henslow Correspondence Project

LINNEAN1902

From:
Robert Barclay
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
1 Aug 1826
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/20/54, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Thanks for Smith's letter on his rare 'Fenillia'. Safely received seeds from Van Diemen's Land [Tasmania].

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London
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HENSLOW-34

From:
R. E. Hawkinson
To:
J. S. Henslow
Date:
2 August 1826
Source of text:
Cambridge University Library MS Add. 8176: 42
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Henslow Correspondence Project

SOMERVILLE223

From:
William Somerville
To:
John Herschel
Date:
2 Aug 1826
Source of text:
HS 16.384, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

Herschel2692

From:
William Somerville
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 August 1826]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.384
Summary:

If possible, send a magnetic needle and the prescription for mixing chrome green paint for Mrs. Somerville. Enjoyed visiting JH's mother.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

SOMERVILLE224

From:
John Herschel
To:
William Somerville
Date:
4 Aug 1826
Source of text:
HS 16.385, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

Herschel2693

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Somerville
Date:
[4 August 1826]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.385 (C: RS:HS 20.236)
Summary:

Sends directions for chrome solution and the magnetic apparatus and instructions for its use, as requested [in WS's 1826-8-2]. Discusses experiments with magnets.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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L698

From:
André-Marie Ampère
To:
Auguste de La Rive
Date:
5 août 1826
Source of text:
Correspondance du Grand Ampère (Paris: 1936), p. 685-686.
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
La Correspondance d’André-Marie Ampère

Herschel3952

From:
Caroline Lucretia Herschel
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 August 1826]
Source of text:
unknown
Summary:

Discusses her will.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11003

From:
Richard Jones
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
12] August [1826
Source of text:
RS:HS 10.347
Summary:

William Whewell has promised to spend six weeks with him and he hopes that JH will also be able to come for a time.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9690

From:
Jean F. A. Gambart
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 August 1826]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.40
Summary:

Observed this morning, for the first time, a comet. Gives readings.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Faraday0304

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
John Frederick William Herschel
Date:
16 August 1826
Source of text:
RS MS HS 7.173
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

Herschel9420

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 August 1826]
Source of text:
RS:HS 7.173
Summary:

Has just received his letter. Has had no opportunity of examining the iron. Several years ago he made some experiments on the alloys of lead and cast iron, but does not remember the results. Is surprised that no new metal has been found in meteorites.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5258

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[17 August 1826]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.203
Summary:

Has been to the observatory. New comet discovered. Has met P. S. Laplace. Does he know of any tables of logarithms to 10,000?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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L865

From:
André-Marie Ampère
To:
Joseph-Louis Gay-Lussac
Date:
19 août 1826
Source of text:
Ref. 4251, Bibliothèque de l'Université de Cambridge, Cambridge
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
La Correspondance d’André-Marie Ampère

Herschel1311

From:
William Henry Fox Talbot
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[24 August 1826]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.262
Summary:

Is sending on two items directed to JH through WT.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

LINNEAN468

From:
William Henry Fox Talbot
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
27 Aug 1826
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/10/11, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Sending a copy of [Antonio] Bertoloni's "Amoenitates Italicae". Compared the collection of plants he gathered from Corfu and other islands with Bertoloni's herbarium, the best in Italy, but still has doubts which he can only clear up by consulting [John] Sibthorp's original specimens. [David] Don [(1799-1841), botanist] wants him to communicate his Ionian flora observations to Linnean Society but does not think them interesting enough. The Ionian 'Umbelliferae' are "numerous & extraordinary" and seem little known, could not even apply genera to many of them, although a copy of "Flora Graeca" in the Grand Duke's Library in Florence was helpful.

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London

Herschel13241

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Mary Pitt Herschel
Date:
[28 August 1826]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0518.1; Reel 1053
Summary:

Returns house keys. Smooth passage across Channel. Met James Grahame's brother-in-law, Mr. Robison, who is going to Paris to be married. James South arranged carriage for JH's travels in France. Servant James Child is well and observed four criminals executed in London before departing. News of Beckwiths.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9056

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Whewell
Date:
[28 August 1826]
Source of text:
TC, Camb. Add. Ms.a.20713 (C: RS:HS 20.237)
Summary:

Asks WW to watch over the printing of JH's 'Light' for the Encyclopaedia Metropolitana. Describes that work as not especially original and as free of historical information. Discusses JH's trip to Calais.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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L699

From:
André-Marie Ampère
To:
Adrien Beuchot
Date:
29 août 1826
Source of text:
Correspondance du Grand AmpèreQuelques lettres inédites d'André-Marie Ampère (ParisVitry-Le-François: 19361910), p. 686.
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
La Correspondance d’André-Marie Ampère
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