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Herschel7350

From:
Unidentified
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1844?]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 3/1.1.15; Reel 7
Summary:

Refers to 17 July 1827 communication from W. J. Burchell in Brazil to J. S. Duncan, brother of Phillip Duncan, noting increased brightness of Eta Navis, and that Alpha Centauri and Alpha Crucis are double stars.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12011

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Adalbert Adolf Mühry
Date:
[2 January 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 12.373 & 22.174
Summary:

Regrets to hear of AM's sad losses. Would like him to withdraw quarterly amounts and give them to Caroline Herschel.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

DCP-LETT-728

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Geological Society of London
Date:
[3 Jan 1844]
Source of text:
Geological Society of London (GSL/L/R/8/92)
Summary:

Asks that A. d’Orbigny’s geological map of S. America be sent to him with a card of the Society’s evening meetings.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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Tyndall0285

From:
John Sinnett
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
3rd January 1844.
Source of text:
MS JT/1/TYP/11/3864, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
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Tyndall0284

From:
Robert Allen
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
3rd Jan. 1844
Source of text:
MS JT/1/TYP/11/3484, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Herschel10882

From:
Sir Robert Harry Inglis
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[3 January 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 10.231
Summary:

Was pleased to receive his letter and the enclosure; the latter he would like to retain for a few days to show it to interested persons.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10883

From:
Sir Robert Harry Inglis
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[5 January 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 10-232
Summary:

Showed JH's marvelous production to Sir Robert Peel, who was much struck with it.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10369

From:
William Henry Harvey
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[5 January 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 9.249
Summary:

Delayed thanking him for the testimonials until he could give news of the outcome of his application. Position is still undecided, but he cannot be made professor as he does not possess an M.D.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Tyndall0286

From:
Edmond B Sayers
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
Saturday
Source of text:
MS JT/1/TYP/1/3858, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Herschel8776

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
John Lindley
Date:
[6 January 1844]
Source of text:
Royal Botanic Gardens (draft: RS:HS 11.231 & 22.221)
Summary:

[Responding to JL's 1844-12-30], declines JL's request that JH write a series of articles on meteorology, because of JH's need to work on the manuscript for JH's Cape Results. Hopes eventually to write on meteorology.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Faraday1545

From:
Richard Owen
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
8 January 1844
Source of text:
RI MS F1 K32
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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KEMP49

From:
Thomas Walker
To:
William Kemp
Date:
[before 11 Jan 1844?]
Source of text:
Cambridge University Library (MS Add. 10252/28)
Summary:

Longing for a letter from WK. Describes various excurions through Fife.

Contributor:
Ruth Cramond
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Faraday1546

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
11 January 1844
Source of text:
RGO 6/701, f.259
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

DCP-LETT-729

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
[11 Jan 1844]
Source of text:
DAR 114: 3
Summary:

Queries on ratios of species to genera on southern islands. CD’s observations on distribution of Galapagos organisms, and on S. American fossils, and facts he has gathered since, lead him to conclusion that species are not immutable; "it is like confessing a murder".

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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Herschel9837

From:
James A. Gordon
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 January 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.171
Summary:

Returned home full of health after his stay with JH. Visited the Pirie's at Maidstone. Someone suggested JH was the author of Vestiges. Mr. Pirie agrees with their project. Experiments by electricity for inducing plant growth. Mrs. Pirie has been giving him details of mesmerism at Maidstone.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5617

From:
William Radcliffe Birt
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 January 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 4.106
Summary:

Thanks for publishing his curves. Is proceeding with his reductions. G. B. Airy has forwarded the Greenwich observations. Would he obtain Howard Elphinstone's observations for him.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6745

From:
William Rutter Dawes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 January 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.63
Summary:

Intends moving into the country after midsummer and would like JH's advice on a suitable spot for an observatory. Regrets that the atmosphere of London is not suitable for astronomical work now.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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KEMP50

From:
John Younger
To:
William Kemp
Date:
11 Jan 1844
Source of text:
Cambridge University Library (MS Add. 10252/30)
Summary:

Responds to WK’s article ‘The latest Geological changes in the south of Scotland’ (Kemp 1843).

Contributor:
Ruth Cramond

Herschel2284

From:
Edward Sabine
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 January 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.155
Summary:

Sends actinometer returns for remarks and suggestions. Mentions public dinner for scientific community.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Faraday1547

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
13 January 1844
Source of text:
RGO 6/701, f.260-2
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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