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From:
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
To:
Faraday
Date:
Early July 1828
Source of text:
RI MS F1 N/3/23
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
From:
Frances (Fanny) Mostyn Owen; Frances (Fanny) Myddelton Biddulph
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[July? 1828]
Source of text:
DAR 204: 45
Summary:

Is eager to know all that goes on at the Forest [Woodhouse], Bliss Castle [Maer], and Darwin Hall [The Mount].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Elizabeth [Betty] Plumleigh Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1 July 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.227
Summary:

Giving news of the intentions of her son (Charles Babbage) and his experiences on his travels.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Henry Kater
Date:
[1 July 1828]
Source of text:
New South Wales State Library
Summary:

Has found some errors in the sheets of computations HK sent. Lists these. Comments on astronomical work of [William] Richardson and on the reading of 'The repeal of the Longitude Acts Bill.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Stephen Lee
Date:
[1828-7]
Source of text:
RS:HS 11.187 & 21.18
Summary:

There is no truth in SL's statement to James Ivory regarding work on the figure of the earth belonging exclusively to JH. Has written to Ivory stating the facts of the misunderstanding.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
William Henry Smyth
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1 July 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.238
Summary:

Microscopes installed successfully. Describes observation of second satellite of Jupiter transiting the disk of the planet and how it seemed to linger at the planet's edge.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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From:
André-Marie Ampère
To:
Ampère, Albine (fille d'Ampère, épouse Ride)
Date:
6 juillet 1828
Source of text:
Correspondance du Grand Ampère (Paris: 1936), p. 702.
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
La Correspondance d’André-Marie Ampère
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Wilhelm Struve
Date:
[6 July 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 21.13
Summary:

Sends WS JH's 'Light' published in the Encyclopaedia Metropolitana. Mentions recalibration of his magnitude measurements of small stars near other small ones. Comments on results in WS's paper concerning Saturn's ring. Confirms sighting of 'well defined, equable, planetary disk.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Wilhelm Struve
Date:
[6 July 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.115b
Summary:

Lists contents of a letter sent on 1828-7-6. JH's Light and third catalogue of double stars sent. Details of nebulae included.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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From:
R. K. Greville
To:
J. S. Henslow
Date:
7 July 1828
Source of text:
Cambridge University Library MS Add. 8176: 90
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Henslow Correspondence Project
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From:
Nicholas Aylward Vigors
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
7 July 1828
Source of text:
RI MS F1 N/3/07
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Henry Fitton
Date:
[8 July 1828]
Source of text:
Gerald M. Friedman
Summary:

Discusses atmospheric refraction, Francis Bacon's distinction between argument and testimony, and the manner in which the Board of Longitude was dissolved.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
James Ivory
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 July 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 10.254a
Summary:

Informs JH that JI had been warned off, by Stephen Lee, from writing about the figure of the earth because that was JH's territory.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Francis Baily
Date:
[11 July 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.82 & 21.14
Summary:

Further regarding Richard Taylor the printer. Reports on observations of Mars by William Pearson. JH's new micrometer is aiding his observations of double stars.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Francis Beaufort
Date:
[11 July 1828]
Source of text:
Huntington Library (C: RS:HS 21.15)
Summary:

[Richard] Taylor is very anxious that the Astronomical Society reconsider its decision to discontinue his services as printer of the Society's publications. Suggests presentation of a gift to William Stratford for his services as secretary of the Astronomical Society.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Henry Smyth
Date:
[11 July 1828]
Source of text:
APS B.Sm98.4 (C: RS:HS 21.16)
Summary:

Suggests that phenomenon in observing Jupiter satellite was an optical illusion. Asks WS to observe spots on Mars to confirm observations of William Pearson. Asks WS to contribute to W. S. Stratford memorial.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
James Ivory
Date:
[12 July 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 21.17
Summary:

Assures JI that JH could not, and would not, utter such threats, and has sent Stephen Lee a copy of this letter [see JI's 1828-7-10].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 July 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.83
Summary:

Regarding the printing for the Astronomical Society. Errors in FB's astronomical tables.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Stephen Lee
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 July 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 11.188
Summary:

When he last saw James Ivory at the British Museum, no mention was made of JH's name. Thinks the remarks of Ivory are caused by mental disease.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Thomas John Hussey
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 July 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 10.139
Summary:

Did not pass near JH's place when he came home; otherwise he would have returned JH's mirror. Returns next Monday and will be pleased to call if JH can offer him a bed. The storm did no great damage here, but at Chislehurst it turned a house inside out.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project