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Herschel10833

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William James Herschel
Date:
[4 November 1851]
Source of text:
RS:HS 23.111
Summary:

Encourages his son Willie to show that he deserves the favors WH has received from W. H. Sykes.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1161

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Lassell
Date:
1851-11-[4 or later]
Source of text:
RS:HS 25.14.18
Summary:

Suggests names for the satellites of Uranus, in response to a request from WL [see WL's 1851-11-3].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11612

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Lassell
Date:
[4 November 1851]
Source of text:
RS:HS 23.109
Summary:

Congratulations to WL on his discovery [see WL's 1851-11-3]; naming should occur once the various satellites have been described and verified.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

DCP-LETT-1461

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Johannes Japetus Smith (Japetus) Steenstrup
Date:
4 Nov [1851]
Source of text:
Det Kongelige Bibliotek, Copenhagen (NKS 3460 4to)
Summary:

Asks for reference to publication about Xenobalanus.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

Herschel371

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[5 November 1851]
Source of text:
RGO 6.466.294
Summary:

Are there any earthworks in the wood near Hawkhurst [see GA's 1851-11-4]?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel372

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[5 November 1851]
Source of text:
RGO 6.466.295 & 6.341.12
Summary:

Invites GA to stay at Collingwood and explore the area for evidence of Roman occupation [see GA's 1851-11-4], and talks about a friend of JH's family. Indicates a price offered for weights, but has had no response [see GA's 1851-11-3].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1622

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Richard Sheepshanks
Date:
[5 November 1851]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.107 (C: RS:HS 25.9.71)
Summary:

As the Kew Observatory needs a standard yard, JH is proposing that they be allowed to use one of RS's as a provisional standard until Parliament acts.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Tyndall0559

From:
Edward Sabine
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
Nov. 6/51
Source of text:
MS JT/1/S/4, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
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Faraday2474

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
Jean-Baptiste-André Dumas
Date:
6 November 1851
Source of text:
AS MS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

Herschel1623

From:
Richard Sheepshanks
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[6 November 1851]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.108
Summary:

About the establishment of a standard yard, and how the Kew Committee should proceed [see JH's 1851-11-5]; RS also plans to prepare standard thermometers. Received notice of William Lassell's discovery of more satellites of Uranus.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel972

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[7 November 1851]
Source of text:
JHS 6.24
Summary:

Is extremely depressed at living in London, a 'howling wilderness of brick and mortar;' JH compares at some length the personality of MH and Richarda Airy; brings MH up to date on some family and acquaintance happenings, and mentions in passing that William Lassell has discovered two interior satellites of Uranus [Ariel and Umbriel].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Tyndall0560

From:
William Thomson
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
Nov 7, 1851
Source of text:
MS JT/1/T/11, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
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Tyndall0561

From:
John Tyndall
To:
John Frederick William Herschel
Date:
8th November 1851
Source of text:
HS 17.381, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
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Tyndall0562

From:
John Tyndall
To:
John Frederick William Herschel
Date:
8th November 1851
Source of text:
HS 17.382, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Herschel3571

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 November 1851]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.382 (C: RI 494)
Summary:

Sends memoirs on magnetism of crystalline bodies. Notes that remarks on atomic mechanism of Iceland spar contrast with JH's views expressed in JH's Light.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3645

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 November 1851]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.381 (C: RI 493)
Summary:

Letter in application for Professorship of Experimental Philosophy and Chemistry at University College, Sydney.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10720

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Alexander von Humboldt
Date:
[8 November 1851]
Source of text:
RS:HS 23.110
Summary:

JH has been delayed in replying to AH's 1851-8-13 because of official duties at the Great Exhibition. Comments further on several astronomical matters.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel373

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[8 November 1851]
Source of text:
RGO 6.466.297 & 6.341.13
Summary:

Is not very knowledgeable about local terrain that might help GA; adds comments about weight buying, and offers a solution [see GA's 1851-11-5].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel487

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 November 1851]
Source of text:
RGO 6.341.14 (C: RGO 6.341.15)
Summary:

Will send an assistant to bid for the weights at the auction [see JH's 1851-11-8].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Tyndall0564

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Edward Sabine
Date:
Undated
Source of text:
MS JT/2/6/74-75, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
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