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Herschel13172

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Edward Trevelyan
Date:
[16 January 1855]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0485.4; Reel 1055
Summary:

Any of JH's letters to CT may be shown to [Henry] Roberts.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13173

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Edward Trevelyan
Date:
[16 January 1855]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0485.5; Reel 1055
Summary:

[Marked 'Private.'] Did not wish to offend [Henry] Roberts, but JH is in awkward position regarding L. C. Wyon, who, as Mint employee, is competing with rival artist for design of Crimean medal. Silver supply is adequate for medal production, but machinery is limited. Expects three-month delay.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Faraday2933

From:
August Wilhelm Hofmann
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
18 January 1855
Source of text:
RI MS Conybeare Album, f.15
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

Herschel12783

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Benjamin Hawes
Date:
[18 January 1855]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0187; Reel 1054
Summary:

Dies for [?] medal will be ready next week. How many medals should be struck?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

SOMERVILLE87

From:
Henry Brougham
To:
Mary Somerville
Date:
19 ? 1855
Source of text:
MSB 13 / 409, Dep. c. 369, Bod, MS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse
Text Online

Faraday2933a

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
Ellen Giles
Date:
19 January 1855
Source of text:
Timothy Giles
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
Text Online

HENSLOW-391

From:
Leonard Horner
To:
J. S. Henslow
Date:
20 January 1855
Source of text:
Cambridge University Library MS Add. 8177: 174
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Henslow Correspondence Project

Tyndall1031

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Edward Frankland
Date:
20th Jan. 1855
Source of text:
Frankland, 190, JRL
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

DCP-LETT-1633

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Charles Lyell, 1st baronet
Date:
[21 Jan – 11 Feb 1855]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.112)
Summary:

Relationship of schists to alternating beds of slate in western Tierra del Fuego and the Chonos Islands.

Comments on Sharpe’s theory of curved cleavage planes.

Example of metamorphosis in a "clay-slate porphyry region". Importance of previous lines of cleavage and stratification in foliation of metamorphosed rock.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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FVM-55-01-22

From:
Ferdinand von Mueller
To:
William Hooker
Date:
22 January 1855
Source of text:
RBG Kew, Directors' letters, vol. LXXIV, Australia letters 1851-8, letter no. 148.For an edited copy of this letter see B55.13.09. The changes in the printed version noted here are those that alter sense, or the spelling of plant and place names
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller Project

Tyndall1032

From:
Juliet Pollock
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
Jan. 23rd
Source of text:
MS JT/1/6/1882, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
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HENSLOW-392

From:
Joseph Prestwich
To:
J. S. Henslow
Date:
23 January 1855
Source of text:
Cambridge University Library MS Add. 8177: 264
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Henslow Correspondence Project

Herschel11523

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Hamilton-Gordon
Date:
[23 January 1855]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0007 & -0008; Reel 1054
Summary:

Deterioration of JH's health. Requests permission to retire as master of Mint. Recommends W. H. Barton to succeed JH.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12748

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Ewart Gladstone
Date:
[23 January 1855]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0164; Reel 1054
Summary:

In reply to WG's 8 Dec. 1854 note, JH analyzes all Mint operations and labor expenses, and reports favorable balance. Advises against Treasury's plan to have money minted by private contractors.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12749

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Ewart Gladstone
Date:
[23 January 1855]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0166 & -0165; Reel 1054
Summary:

JH wishes to resign for health reasons. Has already informed Lord Aberdeen [George Hamilton-Gordon]. Recommends W. H. Barton to succeed JH as Master of Mint.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel14703

From:
Caroline Emily Mary Herschel
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[24 January 1855]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0791; Reel 1084
Summary:

Arthur [Gordon?] visited to reveal that Lord John Russell just resigned, expected others will follow, and urged JH to follow their example and 'give up the Mint.' Lord Aberdeen [G. Hamilton-Gordon] wants to give newly created position of 'President of the Board of Examiners' to JH as a 'parting gift.' Arthur assured CH that JH could perform all its duties from Collingwood. Relates 'abuse' CH overheard in House of Commons yesterday.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Tyndall1033

From:
Charles Lyell
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
Jany 24. 1855
Source of text:
MS JT/1/L/46, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
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FVM-M55-01-24

From:
John Moore
To:
William Hooker
Date:
24 January 1855
Source of text:
No. 167, unit 2, pp. 33-4, VPRS 2814 outward registered correspondence, VA 475 Chief Secretary's Department, Public Record Office, Victoria
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller Project

Herschel13268

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Caroline Emily Mary Herschel
Date:
[24 January 1855]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0525; Reel 1053
Summary:

Sent JH's resignation proposal to both Lord Aberdeen [G. Hamilton-Gordon] and W. E. Gladstone yesterday. JH would have welcomed presidency of Board of Examiners one year earlier, but now desires only rest and recovery. Feels 'broken down.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Tyndall1034

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Charles Lyell
Date:
25th Nov. 1855
Source of text:
MS JT/1/T/1050, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
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