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From:
George Peacock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[17 February 1820]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.267
Summary:

Business matters relating to the R.S.L. and the Astronomical Society.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Peacock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
1820-4-3 or 4
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.268
Summary:

Urges JH to become an active candidate for vacant Lucasian professorship.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Peacock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[6 May 1820]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.269
Summary:

Cambridge University has agreed to build a new observatory [Madingley Road] and now the matter of collecting subscriptions for it must begin.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Peacock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[17 May 1820]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.270
Summary:

Subscriptions to the fund to build the observatory [see GP's 1820-5-6] are coming in only slowly.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Peacock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 November 1820]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.271
Summary:

About the expenses and arrangements regarding the publication of JH's A Collection of Examples of the Application of the Calculus of Finite Differences.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Peacock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 December 1820]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.272
Summary:

About the expenses of their joint publication [see GP's 1820-11-16], rumors of a vacancy in the Lucasian professorship, and about the new observatory at Cambridge.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Peacock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
1820-12-2 to 18
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.273
Summary:

Urging JH to come to Cambridge to examine the plans for the new observatory.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Peacock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 December 1820]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.274
Summary:

About observatory plans and possible vacancies at Cambridge.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Peacock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 May 1821]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.275
Summary:

Cambridge news, GP's own activities, and comments on the progress of the observatory plans.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Peacock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[7 June 1821]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.276
Summary:

About plans for the Cambridge observatory.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Peacock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 November 1821]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.277
Summary:

News from Cambridge, including information about the new observatory.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Peacock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[29 November 1821]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.278
Summary:

News of Cambridge University.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Peacock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 December 1821]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.280
Summary:

About the university politics of filling vacant posts.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Peacock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[31 January 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.281
Summary:

Of Cambridge University news, and observatory plans.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Peacock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[17 March 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.282
Summary:

Observatory plans are progressing well; GP also sends some Cambridge University news.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Peacock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[3 September 1822]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0414; Reel 1087
Summary:

Condolences on death of William Herschel.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Peacock
Date:
[11 September 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 19.32 (C: RS:HS B28.12)
Summary:

Grateful for GP's sympathy. JH's mother 'dreadfully distressed.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Peacock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 November 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.283
Summary:

About the election to fill vacancies at Cambridge University.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Peacock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[31 December 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.284
Summary:

About intrigue and unethical dealings surrounding the election to fill vacancies at Cambridge University.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Peacock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 March 1823]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.285
Summary:

About matters relating to the building of the observatory.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project