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From:
John Tyndall
To:
William Francis
Date:
Undated
Source of text:
Authors' Letters, StBPL T&F
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
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From:
Thomas Archer Hirst
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
Nov 9th 1851
Source of text:
MS JT/1/H/163, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
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From:
Charles Stuart
To:
Ferdinand von Mueller
Date:
10 November 1851
Source of text:
RB MSS M36, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne.For a summary of this letter see Daley (1935) pp. 154-6
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller Project
From:
Christian C. J. Bunsen
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 November 1851]
Source of text:
RS:HS 5.125
Summary:

JH's letter has already gone to Alexander von Humboldt, who has been waiting to hear from him. The fourth volume of Cosmos.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Edward Sabine
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 November 1851]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.234
Summary:

Read JH's Admiralty Manual meteorology article. Disagrees with statement regarding barometer and pressure of dry atmosphere. Discusses atmosphere and barometer at some length.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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From:
John Frederick William Herschel
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
Nov 10 / 51
Source of text:
MS JT/1/H/89, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
John Bird Sumner, Archbishop of Canterbury
Date:
[10 November 1851]
Source of text:
RS:HS 19.143
Summary:

Strong testimonial to Archbishop of Canterbury on behalf of George Waterhouse, over Richard Owen, for late C. D. E. König's position at British Museum.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Robert Mushet
Date:
[10] November 1851
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0273; Reel 1054
Summary:

Send names of persons who will provide bonds for RM's new office. JH will forward these to Treasury. Explains purpose of bond.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Charles Edward Trevelyan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 November 1851]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0551.25; Reel 1093
Summary:

Will seek approval from Chancellor of Exchequer [Charles Wood] for JH's new arrangement to pay Mint police.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Gilbert Farquhar Graeme Mathison
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 November 1851]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0394; Reel 1087
Summary:

Doctor urges GM to move to warmer climate. Please finalize terms for GM's retirement so GM may leave London.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Henry Drury Harness
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 November 1851]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0261.1; Reel 1087
Summary:

Chancellor of Exchequer [Charles Wood] agreed to police arrangements at Mint. Asked Sir R. [Manque?] to state when he 'will receive the gates.' Treasury did not approve Bank of England's request. Reviews procedure by which Commissariat department obtains money from Mint through Bank of England. [JH annotation: There was no time to count money before it was sent to Commissariat.]

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Henry Drury Harness
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 November 1851]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0261.2; Reel 1087
Summary:

Forwards books for JH.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 November 1851]
Source of text:
RGO 6.341.16
Summary:

GA's assistant bought the weights at the auction for less than JH had offered [see GA's 1851-11-9].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Henry Drury Harness
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 November 1851]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0261.3; Reel 1087
Summary:

Forwards two letters, one from Thomson Hankey.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Henry Drury Harness
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 November 1851]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0261.4; Reel 1087
Summary:

Received letter from Robert Mushet regarding Mushet's securities. Advises JH to consult George Maule.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
John Frederick William Herschel
To:
William Henry Sykes
Date:
13 November 1851
Source of text:
MM/16/164, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Wood
Date:
[13 November 1851]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0508.1; Reel 1055
Summary:

Reports decision by governors of Bank [of England] concerning which coins are best for exportation. JH suggests alloy of copper and gold for Canadian circulation.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
William Henry Sykes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 November 1851?]
Source of text:
RS MM.16.164
Summary:

Reports on and discusses applications of hourly wet bulb observations in ocean.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Charles Edward Trevelyan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 November 1851]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0551.26; Reel 1093
Summary:

Annual pension for G. F. G. Mathison was fixed by Chancellor of Exchequer [Charles Wood] at 'Fourteen Hundred Pounds (1200£).' JH and Henry Rich should submit formal report on this matter.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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From:
Michael Faraday
To:
John Frederick William Herschel
Date:
14 November 1851
Source of text:
RS MS HS 7.195
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project