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RS-MM-000701

From:
unknown
To:
Secretary of the Royal Society
Date:
1 March 1836
Source of text:
MM/12/11, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society

SOMERVILLE49

From:
Francis Baily
To:
Mary Somerville
Date:
1 Mar 1836
Source of text:
MSB 4 / 298, Dep. c. 369, Bod, MS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

Herschel3923

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Thomas Maclear
Date:
[3 March 1836]
Source of text:
unknown
Summary:

Comments concerning Francis Baily's book on John Flamsteed.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3794

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Thomas Maclear
Date:
4] March [1836
Source of text:
unknown
Summary:

Thanks TM for the right ascension reductions. Saw the comet [Halley's] last night, but it was dimmer than before.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7416

From:
Thomas Maclear
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[4 March 1836]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 7/3.8; Reel 8
Summary:

Problems observing Halley's Comet. Sends first batch of TM's reduction of Thomas Brisbane's stars. Does JH approve J. C. Adamson's and J. R. Innes's offer to help calculate and tabulate Expedition data? Francis Baily's proposal to rename constellations. Renegotiating price for repairs on equatorial. Describes dream resulting from reading Baily's life of John Flamsteed.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
Text Online

HENSLOW-1026

From:
D. Lardner
To:
J. S. Henslow
Date:
5 March 1836
Source of text:
Uppsala University Library Waller Ms gb-01055
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Henslow Correspondence Project

Herschel12114

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Thomas Maclear
Date:
[1836-3-5 to 23]
Source of text:
RS:HS 21.201
Summary:

Has compared TM's observational measurements with those of the Brisbane catalogue, and finds TM's observations to be better; is working on a star photometer.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12115

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Thomas Maclear
Date:
[5 March 1836]
Source of text:
RS:HS 21.203
Summary:

JH's observations of the comet [Halley's], together with comments on constellation nomenclature and stellar magnitudes.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3924

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Thomas Maclear
Date:
1836-3-5/6
Source of text:
unknown
Summary:

Calculates the location of [Halley's] comet.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7417

From:
Thomas Maclear
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[5 March 1836]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 7/3.10; Reel 8
Summary:

Observation of Halley's Comet. Sends servant to pick up information on star 'Constants.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11494

From:
Carl F. H. von Ludwig
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 March 1836]
Source of text:
RS:HS 11.407
Summary:

Just arrived home from the meeting (which was convened to arrange landing of articles from the Expedition) and found JH's note. Is unable to return to England yet for various reasons. Sure Capt. Frederick Warren will be pleased to take any message to England for JH.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3980

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Caroline Lucretia Herschel
Date:
[8 March 1836]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0581.1.b; Reel 1058
Summary:

Is too busy to use Carl Gauss's magnetometer. Viewing Halley's Comet has interrupted JH's sweeps. Reports that Gamma Virginis is a single star in both the 20-ft. reflector and 7-ft. equatorial.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3925

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Thomas Maclear
Date:
[1836-3-10/11]
Source of text:
unknown
Summary:

Star within 20 seconds of the nucleus of the comet [Halley's].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10299

From:
Basil Hall
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 March 1836]
Source of text:
RS:HS 9.182
Summary:

Encloses a queer pamphlet, which may amuse him, but it has put D. F. J. Arago and others into a towering passion. The public tends to forget one's existence if too long away from London, so hopes that JH will bear this in mind.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11879

From:
Thomas Maclear
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
11] March [1836
Source of text:
RS:HS 12.238
Summary:

Encloses the list in JH's own handwriting. Has placed two silver wires in the eye piece of the micrometer. Will JH secure him some cobweb for placing in the micrometer.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
Text Online

Faraday0907

From:
Carlo Matteucci
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
12 March 1836
Source of text:
IEE MS SC 2
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
Text Online

Faraday0908

From:
Henry William Pickersgill
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
16 March 1836
Source of text:
RI MS Conybeare Album, f.28
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

Herschel9755

From:
Mario Gemmellaro
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 March 1836]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.102
Summary:

Pleased to hear of the good health of JH and family. Everyone hopes JH will make new discoveries in the physiological and anatomical fields as a result of his observations. Etna's crater is slowly changing. A fireball has been observed; also Halley's Comet as correctly predicted by Niccolo Cacciatore.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11872

From:
Thomas Maclear
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
24] March [1836
Source of text:
RS:HS 12.231
Summary:

Sends the original of the barometer observations as he cannot spare the time to copy them. Had hoped to have the Brisbane stars ready on Monday. Comet was invisible last night.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

SOMERVILLE128

From:
Ada Byron (King)
To:
Mary Somerville
Date:
25 Mar 1836
Source of text:
MSBY 3 / 70, Dep. c. 367, Bod, MS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse
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