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Tyndall0214

From:
John Tyndall
To:
John Tidmarsh
Date:
(Jul. 1st, 1843)
Source of text:
MS JT/1/11/3873, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Herschel10836

From:
James Heywood
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 July 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 10.187
Summary:

Sending a copy of the English Universities. Has quoted JH in the third volume. Hopes that university reform will be a popular topic.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4276

From:
William Henry Smyth
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 July 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.271
Summary:

Agrees with JH opinions of Gamma Virginis orbit. Sends JH a drawing by C. P. Smyth of Halley's Comet.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

DCP-LETT-680

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Henry Colburn
Date:
4 July [1843]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.)
Summary:

Offers to pay for use of plate of map of S. America and for three woodcuts, for German edition of Journal of researches [1844].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-680A

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Ernst Dieffenbach
Date:
4 July [1843]
Source of text:
Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Darmstadt (Nachlass Künzel Br./3/VII/1)
Summary:

CD gratified that ED wants to translate his Journal. Will send a copy of Coral reefs, which contains a fuller treatment of topic. Perhaps ED would insert a note to this effect. Can lend woodcuts from Coral reefs if ED wants. CD will send a few corrections; he wants to amend way he criticised Agassiz’s glacier theory.

He is also enclosing a questionnaire concerning differences between races or varieties and species, about which he intends to publish sometime.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

Herschel6125

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Francis Baily
Date:
[4 July 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.251 (C: RS:HS 25.8.56)
Summary:

Has received the maps. Gives F. W. Bessel's views on the re-arrangement of the constellations which has been proposed. Comments on FB's memorandum.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Tyndall0215

From:
Mary Tidmarsh
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
(Jul. 6th, 1843)
Source of text:
MS JT/1/11/3868, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Herschel10750

From:
Robert Hunt
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[6 July 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 10.102
Summary:

Enclosing the specimens of photographs by different methods; comments on the methods used. Encloses a paper by Were Fox.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Faraday1504

From:
William Scoresby
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
7 July 1843
Source of text:
RI MS F1 I034
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

DCP-LETT-681

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
George Robert Waterhouse
Date:
8 July 1843
Source of text:
Natural History Museum, Library and Archives (General Library MSS WAT)
Summary:

Testimonial letter for GRW for position at British Museum.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

Herschel4265

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Henry Smyth
Date:
[9 July 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 22.161
Summary:

Sends calculations of Gamma Virginis and determines its eccentricity. Believes the orbit is highly elongated, like that of a comet.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12370

From:
William Parsons (Lord Rosse)
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 July 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.227
Summary:

Should JH be attending the B.A.A.S. meeting at Cork, hopes he will visit WP and spend a few days with him. Gives news of the progress of his great telescope.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Faraday1506

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
Charles Cowden Clarke
Date:
11 July 1843
Source of text:
RI MS F1 B36
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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Faraday1505

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
G. Watkin
Date:
11 July 1843
Source of text:
George W. Platzman
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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Faraday1507

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
William Scoresby
Date:
11 July 1843
Source of text:
WLPS MS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

Herschel4252

From:
William Henry Smyth
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 July 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.272
Summary:

Pleased with JH's Gamma Virginis results. Mr. Visconti made head of Military Geographical Institute at Naples.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Tyndall0216

From:
William Wright
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
July 11th 1843.
Source of text:
MS JT/1/5/1808-10, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
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Tyndall0217

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Editor of the Carlow Senitinel
Date:
(Jul. 12th, 1843)
Source of text:
MS JT/8/2/1/20-1, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
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Tyndall0218

From:
John Tyndall
To:
William Ginty
Date:
(Jul. 12th, 1843)
Source of text:
MS JT/8/2/1/24-5, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

DCP-LETT-970

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Edward Holland
Date:
[after 12 July 1843]
Source of text:
John L. McDonald (private collection)
Summary:

Discusses fossil bones found in Australia by Mr Isaac. Suggests they be sent to Richard Owen.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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