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Herschel5932

From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[18 February 1823]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.55
Summary:

Regarding errors and discrepancies in the tables of F. W. Bessel. Difficulty of dispatching books to foreign members.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5933

From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 February 1824]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.56
Summary:

Is sending a letter from Dr. John Brinkley, and the corrected elements of the comet.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5934

From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[28 February 1825]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.57
Summary:

Would like to borrow the drawing of Josef Fraunhofer's telescope. Has received an account of this telescope from Wilhelm Struve, which he is now translating. Regarding the miscarriage of the Memoirs for Struve.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5935

From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[28 March 1825]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.58
Summary:

Is sending a copy of Wilhelm Struve's paper on Josef Fraunhofer's telescope. Regarding F. W. Bessel's formula on longitude. Has copies of J. J. Littrow's paper for him.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5936

From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[17 May 1825]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.59
Summary:

Enclosing vouchers relating to the stock, etc. Regarding the interpretation of a letter from F. W. Bessel. The inquiries regarding the Astronomer Royal.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5937

From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[31 May 1825]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.60
Summary:

Regarding the travels of a packet of Wilhelm Struve's observations. Please bring F. W. Bessel's letter with him when he comes to the Committee meeting.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5938

From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[4 October 1825]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.61
Summary:

Will be pleased to accept his invitation to spend some days at Slough.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5939

From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[31 October 1825]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.62
Summary:

Send copies of the errata to Giuseppe Piazzi's catalogue. Cloud ruined his observation of Saturn.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5940

From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 March 1826]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.63
Summary:

Thanks for the loan of his paper on the parallax. Regarding Wilhelm Struve's paper.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5941

From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1 April 1826]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.64
Summary:

Is sending his paper on the aberration so that it can be laid before the Board of Longitude. Also sending new table for the measurement of heights by means of the barometer. Regarding the distribution of the Memoirs to Associates.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1244

From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
23 November [1826]
Source of text:
RS:HS B27.7
Summary:

FB has seen P. M. Roget and Stephen Groombridge, who both give their support to Charles Babbage's election. FB is very concerned about the lack of an R.S.L. Council meeting when most council members would attend.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5944

From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[28 January 1827]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.67
Summary:

Further regarding his theory of measuring heights by means of the barometer.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5945

From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[28 August 1827]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.68
Summary:

Will be traveling to Hampshire. Agrees with Richard Sheepshanks over the papers on the Comet. Hopes JH will be able to visit him in Hampshire. Remarks on J. B. Delambre's History of Astronomy.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5946

From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[6 November 1827]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.69
Summary:

Is sending him a proofsheet of the first of his charts of the zodiac. Does he think the work worthwhile, and is it suitable for printing in the Memoirs?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5948

From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[29 December 1827]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.71
Summary:

Regarding the possibility of losing the services of W. S. Stratford, and also the president (JH). Lord High Admiral will be balloted for at the next meeting.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5949

From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[7 January 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.72
Summary:

Regrets he was unable to dine with him on Monday. Regarding the secretary of the Astronomical Society. Will meet him at the R.S.L. on Tuesday.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5950

From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[26 January 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.73
Summary:

Regarding the possibility of the Astronomical Society providing one or two pendulums. Remarks on pendulums. F. W. Bessel has been experimenting with pendulums.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5952

From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 March 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.75
Summary:

Thanks for his paper on light. Regarding the meeting on Friday. Pendulums. Invitation to dine with him. Geological Society has been offered room; would like him to think about the possibility of one for the Astronomical Society.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5953

From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[17 April 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.76
Summary:

Regarding letters from J. L. Tiarks concerning Saturn, and Dr. K. L. C. Rümker concerning J. C. Borda's pendulum at Parramatta.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5955

From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 May 1828]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.78
Summary:

Regarding the meeting, and the papers read last Friday. Invitation to dine with him and Sir Thomas Brisbane. Regarding Brisbane's observations. Various Astronomical Society affairs.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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