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Herschel1274

From:
Joseph Clement
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1 February 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS B27.44
Summary:

Needs more money to continue with Charles Babbage's calculating machine.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6165

From:
Peter Barlow
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[4 February 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.291
Summary:

Regarding his own experiments with light.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10027

From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 February 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.362
Summary:

Hoping to meet JH again.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7297

From:
Martin Davy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 February 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.476
Summary:

The Lucasian Professorship is vacant and he would be pleased if JH would consider standing for the position.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10028

From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[17 February 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.363
Summary:

News of mutual friends.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10163

From:
George Griesbach
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[18 February 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 9.50
Summary:

Is in difficult circumstances and would welcome any assistance from JH in obtaining employment.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10029

From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[22 February 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.364
Summary:

News of friends and of travel.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4652

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[24 February 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.36
Summary:

Asking JH to express his willingness to becoming Lucasian Professor at Cambridge University.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5275

From:
Elizabeth [Betty] Plumleigh Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[25 February 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.220
Summary:

Books are safely lodged in Charles Babbage's library. Recent travels and persons met by her son.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2157

From:
Alexander Rogers
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[26 February 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.402
Summary:

Sends copy of his account of the achromatic telescope because JH did not receive the original. Constructing an achromatic telescope of 5-foot focal length.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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