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Herschel656

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[7 April 1854]
Source of text:
JHS 1.48
Summary:

Describes how to use the telescope at Collingwood, and comments on a number of people, including some of their children.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel671

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Louisa Herschel
Date:
[7 April 1854]
Source of text:
JHS 1.63
Summary:

About arrangements for a few days at Collingwood, an accident to sister Caroline's 'W.L.' [?], and news about brother Willy, together with some moralizing.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1805

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 April 1854]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0637.9
Summary:

Makes a correction in the weight of an item reported in the Standards Commission report.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel482

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 April 1854]
Source of text:
RGO 6.339.181
Summary:

Sends a revision of the weight of the standard pound deposited at the Royal Mint [see JH's 1853-9-9].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Faraday2817

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
James David Forbes
Date:
8 April 1854
Source of text:
SAU MS JDF 1854/56
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
Text Online

Faraday2818

From:
Christian Friedrich Schoenbein
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
9 April 1854
Source of text:
UB MS NS 411
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

DCP-LETT-1566

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Higgins
Date:
9 Apr [1854]
Source of text:
Lincolnshire Archives (HIG/4/2/1/79)
Summary:

Discusses his investments.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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FVM-54-04-09

From:
William Hooker
To:
Ferdinand von Mueller
Date:
9 April 1854
Source of text:
RB MSS M2, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne.For a published copy of this letter see Daley (1927-8) pp. 64-6
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller Project

Herschel246

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 April 1854]
Source of text:
RGO 6.335.39
Summary:

May not be able to make meeting [see JH's 1854-4-10].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7858

From:
Henry Warburton
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 April 1854]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.62
Summary:

Heard JH plans new edition of Examples of Finite Differences [1820]. Will send list of errors HW found in original. Results of HW's investigation of self-repeating series of numbers.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13151

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Edward Trevelyan
Date:
[10 April 1854]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0484.19; Reel 1055
Summary:

Recommends that former gas plant at Mint be maintained and kept in reserve, in case of interruptions in commercial supply from Ratcliffe Gas Company. Current prices of gas and coal.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel245

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[10 April 1854]
Source of text:
RGO 6.335.38
Summary:

Agrees to an informal meeting and will organize it [See GA's 1854-4-7].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel655

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[10 April 1854]
Source of text:
JHS 1.47
Summary:

Complains about the work involved in selecting professors for Melbourne University [see JH's 1854-4-6].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel247

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 April 1854]
Source of text:
RGO 6.335.40
Summary:

Making some additional arrangements along with meeting [see JH's 1854-4-10].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13458

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Unidentified
Date:
[11 April 1854]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0691; Reel 1089
Summary:

Advises [?] to transfer copper coins from Wexford to Dublin. Regrets that farthing is not better known and used by humbler classes in Ireland. Should JH send small remittance to [?]'s manager in Ballyshannon?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Tyndall0919

From:
John Tyndall
To:
May Ann Coxe
Date:
12th April. 1854.
Source of text:
MS JT/1/T/246, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
Text Online

Faraday2819

From:
Sarah Faraday and Faraday
To:
Caroline Deacon
Date:
12 and 13 April 1854
Source of text:
Elizabeth M. Milton
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
Text Online

Faraday2820

From:
Jacob Herbert
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
13 April 1854
Source of text:
GL MS 30108/2/64a.4
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

Tyndall0920

From:
Peter Riess
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
13 April 1854
Source of text:
MS JT/1/R/26, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall0922

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Peter Riess
Date:
17th April 1854
Source of text:
Slg Darmstaedter 1855 Tyndall Be. 1–58, 42–3, SBB
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
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