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Herschel393

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 May 1847]
Source of text:
RGO 6.9.574
Summary:

About a time conflict involving the R.S.L. and Visitation Day at the Royal Observatory.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel404

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 May 1847]
Source of text:
RGO 6.193.242
Summary:

Asks JH for measures of several double stars.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 May 1847]
Source of text:
RGO 6.158.369
Summary:

A note enclosed with the printed observations made with the Northumberland equatorial telescope.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Faraday1990

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
19 May 1847
Source of text:
RGO 6/342, f.374
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

Herschel1776

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 May 1847]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0633.1
Summary:

A notice of meeting of the Standards Commission.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel394

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[19 May 1847]
Source of text:
RGO 6.9.578
Summary:

Further to resolving the time conflict [see GA's 1847-5-15] and sending out invitations for Visitation Day.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Faraday1991

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
20 May 1847
Source of text:
RGO 6/342, f.375
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

Herschel405

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[23 May 1847]
Source of text:
RGO 6.193.243
Summary:

Will send measurements of the requested stars [see GA's 1847-5-15] as soon as JH can consult the appropriate papers.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel395

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
1847-5-24 or earlier
Source of text:
RGO 6.9.594
Summary:

Gives GA an address for the next while, and tells GA what JH has done about invitations for Visitation Day [see JH's 1847-5-19].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4792

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 June 1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.182 (C: RGO 6.155.364)
Summary:

Regarding the final payments for the Liverpool Telescope.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel406

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[14 June 1847]
Source of text:
RGO 6.193.244
Summary:

Provides the measurements for Beta Aquarius and Alpha 2 Capricorni [see JH's 1847-5-23].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel75

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[14 June 1847]
Source of text:
RGO 6.155.366
Summary:

Agrees with GA [see GA's 1847-6-11] about paying up accounts.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Faraday2018

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
13 September 1847
Source of text:
RGO 6/462, f.180
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
Text Online

Faraday2019

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
23 September 1847
Source of text:
RGO 6/462, f.181
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

Herschel4793

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[27 September 1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.183 (C: RGO 6.56.271)
Summary:

Wants a copy of his Cape Results for his assistant. Would he continue to observe the duration of annularity in the coming eclipse?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel351

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[28 September 1847]
Source of text:
RGO 6.56.272
Summary:

Will be happy to supply a copy of the Cape Results [see GA's 1847-9-27]; the next asteroid should be called Flora, to provide 'young goddesses for Mars and Jupiter to admire.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4794

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[29 September 1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.184 (C: RGO 6.56.274)
Summary:

Regarding a letter from the Newcastle Philosophical Society.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4795

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1 October 1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.185 (C: RGO 6.368.684)
Summary:

Concerning the method of observation by direct and reflected vision.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel86

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
1847-10-1 or earlier
Source of text:
RGO 6.368.682
Summary:

About observing stars with the transit circle, and timing the annulus [of an eclipse?].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel87

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
1847-10-1 or later
Source of text:
RGO 6.368.686
Summary:

Was too cloudy to observe the eclipse; very worried about the health of Thomas Maclear.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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