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Herschel13643

From:
Jasper Atkinson
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 July 1851]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0026; Reel 1062
Summary:

Evaluation of Moneyers' tools and machinery will be completed by Monday. Asks for written assurance that Treasury will pay Moneyers what Mr. Richards, the evaluator, determines their equipment to be worth.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7485

From:
Augustin Reslhuber
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 July 1851]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 10/5.3; Reel 9
Summary:

Observatory recently received Cape Results from Marian Koller, former director until 1847 and now minister of public instruction in Vienna.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12620

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Jasper Atkinson
Date:
[12 July 1851]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0045; Reel 1054
Summary:

Accuses JA and Moneyers of ignoring agreement by refusing to vacate rooms and relinquish tools at Mint, and of purposely slowing down Mint officers' preparation to resume coining money. [Memorandum on verso: Edward Enfield and H. D. Harness were present at time of agreement.]

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13683

From:
William Henry Bateson
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 July 1851]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0057.8; Reel 1087
Summary:

John Romilly, invited by John Russell, will attend 14 July meeting of Cambridge University Commissioners to discuss Modern History professorship.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

DCP-LETT-1213

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Josiah (Jos) Wedgwood, III
Date:
[after 12 July 1851]
Source of text:
DAR 210.10: 16
Summary:

Inquires about the nature of some money recently paid to him.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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Herschel13740

From:
Henry Bingley
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 July 1851]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0096; Reel 1087
Summary:

Urges JH to obtain HB's retirement allowance and compensation quickly.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Tyndall0501

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Thomas Archer Hirst
Date:
July 15th 1851
Source of text:
MS JT/1/T/543, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
Text Online

Tyndall0502

From:
Elizabeth Steuart
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
July 16th, 1851
Source of text:
MS JT/1/TYP/10/3329, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
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Faraday2446

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
Henry Ellis
Date:
16 July 1851
Source of text:
BM CA
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

Herschel14311

From:
[Sir] Edward Ryan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[17 July 1851]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0475; Reel 1093
Summary:

[Richard Jones?] agreed to prepare letter to Lord John [Russell?] but not to send it. Now learns that meeting is scheduled for tomorrow. Agrees with JH and [William] Empson that [Thomas] Maclear's work should be rewarded, but wants to move more deliberately.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3307

From:
A[lexander] Spiers
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[17 July 1851]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.226
Summary:

Has used 'elegant' extracts of JH in book [Prelim. Discourse] to familiarize students 'on the continent' with Francis Bacon's work. Is sending copy of book to JH.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

DCP-LETT-1442

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Thomas Henry Huxley
Date:
17 July [1851]
Source of text:
Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine Archives (Huxley 5: 2)
Summary:

Thanks for report [on echinoderms, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 2d ser. 8 (1851): 1–19]. Wanted to learn about metamorphosis of the class. Agrees with THH’s distinction between individuals and zooids, but thinks zooids will never cease to be called individuals.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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Faraday2447

From:
Tom Taylor
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
17 July 1851
Source of text:
IEE MS SC 2
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

Herschel14475

From:
Charles Edward Trevelyan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[18 July 1851]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0551.12; Reel 1093
Summary:

Returns JH's original schedule for Mint reform, with amendments.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2215

From:
Sir Edward Ryan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[18 July 1851]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.459
Summary:

Saw [Richard] Jones and stopped letter he was sending to Lord John [Russell]. Has consulted [John] Lefevre. Needs to tell JH what passed between [Sir William] Hodges and Lord John.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

RS-MM-001597

From:
John Wrottesley, 2nd Baron Wrottesley
To:
George Clerk
Date:
18 July 1851
Source of text:
MM/21/36, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society

Herschel14476

From:
Charles Edward Trevelyan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 July 1851]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0551.13; Reel 1093
Summary:

Please send copy of R. L. Sheil's letter of 10 May 1849 regarding retirement of John Beckwith.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

DCP-LETT-1443

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Edwin Lankester; Ray Society
Date:
19 July [1851]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.)
Summary:

Finds he needs four woodcuts for the introduction [to vol. 1 of Living Cirripedia], which calls for quick action. Will send entire MS by the end of the month.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

Herschel13610

From:
[A. J. F.] Yvon Villarceau
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 July 1851]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.421
Summary:

Appears to be presenting YV's calculations for the orbits of double stars. [Much of this letter is illegible.]

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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FVM-51-07-20

From:
Charles Stuart
To:
Ferdinand von Mueller
Date:
20 July 1851
Source of text:
RB MSS M36, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne.For a summary of this letter see Daley (1935) p. 137
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller Project
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