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Herschel10099

From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 January 1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.436
Summary:

Comments on JH's laying to rest of William Herschel's 40-foot telescope.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

RS-MM-000515

From:
Adolph Theodor Kupffer
To:
Edward Sabine
Date:
15/27 January 1840
Source of text:
MM/10/39, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society
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WCP336

From:
Alfred Russel Wallace
To:
George Charles Silk
Date:
15 January 1840
Source of text:
  • Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/3/5
  • Wallace, A. R. (1905). In: My Life: A Record of Events and Opinions. Vol. 1. London: Chapman & Hall. [pp. 142-143]
Summary:

Asks about closure of Hertford library and sale of its books; describes his rail journey to Kington area, ecstatic about outdoor pleasures of enjoying nature while land surveying; Chartists are gaining strength, ominous for nation.

Contributor:
Alfred Russel Wallace Correspondence Project

Herschel11448

From:
John William Lubbock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 January 1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS 11.361
Summary:

Has read over all JH's report. Makes suggestions for alterations and omissions to bring it into line with the wishes of Council.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

DCP-LETT-550A

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Alexander Young Spearman, 1st baronet
Date:
16 Jan 1840
Source of text:
The National Archives (TNA) (T1/4524 paper 25824)
Summary:

Presents the Smith, Elder & Co. account for the first number of the fourth part (now published) of the Zoology.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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Faraday1233

From:
Alexander Dallas Bache
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
17 January 1840
Source of text:
RS MS 241, f.80
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

Herschel4590

From:
Andries Stockenström
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[17 January 1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.21
Summary:

Apologizes for not visiting Slough. Tells of difficulties of attempting to move his family to London.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2800

From:
Edward Sabine
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[17 January 1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.80
Summary:

Discusses corrections and title page of a report. Discusses the damage to Charles Riddell's instruments.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

RS-MM-000639

From:
Peter Mark Roget
To:
P M Roget
Date:
17 January 1840
Source of text:
MM/11/143, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society

Herschel4397

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
John Taylor, F.R.S.
Date:
[17 January 1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.427b (C: RS:HS 22.37)
Summary:

Requests aid in obtaining materials for experiments, including metal ores.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7401

From:
[Edward Joshua Cooper]
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[18 January 1840]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 5/4.8 verso; Reel 8
Summary:

Recalls earlier letter in which [EC] made suggestions to JH for improving Daguerreotype.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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HENSLOW-1233

From:
J. S. Henslow
To:
William Hutton
Date:
18 January 1840
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society Library William Hutton Papers B:H978
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Henslow Correspondence Project
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Faraday1234

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
John Frederick William Herschel
Date:
18 January 1840
Source of text:
RS MS HS 7.182
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

Herschel9431

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[18 January 1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS 7.182
Summary:

As JH has tried many varnishes he wonders if he has ever tried shellac. Has tried it on specimens of brass. Many thanks for his invitation.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3863

From:
William Rowan Hamilton
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[18 January 1840]
Source of text:
unknown
Summary:

Confides that the past year has been 'a sombre one ... but not unhappy.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9008

From:
Robert Vernon Smith
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 January 1840]
Source of text:
UCT JH Letters A1.37
Summary:

Writing on behalf of John Russell, asks that JH inquire about the suitability of T. J. Paterson for a position teaching in the Government Schools at the Cape of Good Hope. Mentions Thomas McBean.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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HENSLOW-1234

From:
J. S. Henslow
To:
William Hutton
Date:
20 January 1840
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society Library William Hutton Papers B:H978
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Henslow Correspondence Project
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Faraday1235

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
John Edward Gray
Date:
20 January 1840
Source of text:
APS B G784
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

Herschel4440

From:
Andries Stockenström
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[21 January 1840]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.22
Summary:

Thanks JH for offer of financial assistance which he declines. Expresses concern over the impending decision concerning his pension. Discusses arrangements for his family's voyage to London.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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HENSLOW-1235

From:
J. S. Henslow
To:
William Hutton
Date:
21 January 1840
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society Library William Hutton Papers B:H978
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Henslow Correspondence Project
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