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Herschel4736

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 July 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.126 (C: RGO 6.193.205)
Summary:

Regarding the measurement of angles. Observations on a problem set by JH.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4737

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 August 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.127
Summary:

Regarding a telescope for Thomas Maclear.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1752

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[30 August 1843]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0629.5
Summary:

Provides JH with information and advice about large lenses, which JH is considering for a Cape of Good Hope Observatory equatorial telescope.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4738

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 September 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.128 (C: RGO 6.340.353)
Summary:

Regarding the storage of the Standard weights and measures.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1753

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 September 1843]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0629.6
Summary:

Describes some available glass discs, which might do for making lenses for a large refracting telescope [see GA's 1843-8-30].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4739

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 September 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.129
Summary:

Requires information on an actinometer.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4740

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[4 October 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.130 (C: RGO 6.401.91)
Summary:

Encloses copy of a paper for JH's comments. Regarding reviews of GA's paper on 'Tides.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1754

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[3 November 1843]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0629.7
Summary:

A notice of meeting of the Standards Committee, together with an indication of business to be conducted at that meeting.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel341

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[3 November 1843]
Source of text:
RGO 6.8.87
Summary:

Changes the date of a Board of Visitors' meeting and urges JH to be there.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4741

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 December 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.131
Summary:

Regarding glass for the telescope for the Cape Town Observatory?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4742

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[26 January 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.132
Summary:

Regarding electrometers and their efficiency.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4743

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[31 January 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.133
Summary:

Further regarding glass for telescope. Postscript relating experiments with electricity.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4744

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 March 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.134 (C: RGO 6.92.120)
Summary:

Has JH received Thomas Maclear's observations on Encke's comet?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4745

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[21 March 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.135
Summary:

Regarding Cape Town telescopes. Has written to Thomas Maclear for observations on Encke's comet.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4746

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[27 May 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.136 (C: RGO 6.8.621)
Summary:

Regarding JH's forthcoming visit to the Greenwich Observatory.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4749

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[29 June 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.138
Summary:

Further observations on object glasses.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1755

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[30 July 1844]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0630.1 (C: RGO 6.675.360 & RS:HS 1.139)
Summary:

Does not believe that a magnetic congress held at this time would be productive or representative; a better job could be done by letter.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel111

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[26 August 1844]
Source of text:
RGO 6.675.360
Summary:

Cannot explain why GA's letter did not reach JH.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4750

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[26 August 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.140 (C: RGO 6.675.360)
Summary:

Informing JH that he certainly wrote to him from Limerick.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4751

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[28 August 1844]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.141 (C: RGO 6.193.118)
Summary:

Regarding F. W. Bessel's letter on the irregularity of proper motion in stars. Is it worth printing Nevil Maskelyne's observations on star places?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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