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Faraday0368

From:
John Frederick William Herschel
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
21 July 1828
Source of text:
RS MS HS 7.176
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

Herschel1277

From:
Joseph Clement
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[21 July 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS B27.47
Summary:

Wants to meet with JH, and needs more money to continue work on Charles Babbage's calculating machine.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9810

From:
Joseph Goodall
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[21 July 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.145
Summary:

Would like him to come to dinner next Saturday.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9774

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Davies Gilbert
Date:
[21 July 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.113 (C: RS:HS 21.21)
Summary:

Understands the Board of Longitude has been dissolved. Wonders what the position now is regarding the Optical Glass Committee. Outlines his own views and would welcome DG's instructions.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9423

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
[21 July 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 7.176 & 21.20
Summary:

Hears that the Board of Longitude is to be dissolved; it will therefore be necessary to seek a new source of income for the continuance of the Optical Glass experiments. Will be guided by MF's wish whether to continue the experiments. Charles Anderson has showed him curious experiments with the fusion of Fluor with clay.

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John Herschel Project
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