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DCP-LETT-2093F

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Sharpey
Date:
22 May [1857]
Source of text:
D. and E. Lake Ltd (dealers) (June 2016)
Summary:

Agrees with Thomas Henry Huxley that Albany Hancock has a good claim on a Royal Society medal. Thinks that geology has not been sufficiently honoured by the Royal Society, and suggests Joseph Prestwich. Expresses his strong opinion that Charles Lyell would be a worthy recipient of the Copley Medal.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

Herschel2541

From:
Adam Sedgwick
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[23 May 1857]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.450
Summary:

JH's Essays [Essays Q.E.R.] has reached Lowestoft, but AS has been too ill to read them. Sends regards to family.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Faraday3294

From:
Benjamin Cheverton
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
23 May 1857
Source of text:
IET MS SC 2
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

DCP-LETT-2104

From:
Asa Gray
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[c. 24 May 1857]
Source of text:
DAR 165: 97
Summary:

Discusses difficulties involved in deciding which genera are protean in the light of some comments by H. C. Watson.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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DCP-LETT-2094

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
James Dwight Dana
Date:
25 May [1857]
Source of text:
Yale University Library: Manuscripts and Archives (Silliman Family Papers (MS 450) Box 19, folder 25)
Summary:

Thanks him for information concerning Crustacea.

Comments on natural history study in the U. S.

Mentions work done by Huxley on Crustacea ["Description of a new crustacean", J. Geol. Soc. Lond. 13 (1857): 363–9];

John Lubbock on larvae of Diptera.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

Herschel2377

From:
Edward Sabine
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[26 May 1857]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.244
Summary:

Asks JH to read ES's publications for the R.S.L. proceedings concerning colonial magnetic observations. Wishes JH could see R.S.L.'s recent accomplishments in magnetism.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12453

From:
George Peacock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[26 May 1857]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.309
Summary:

Thanks JH for a copy of his Essays Q.E.R., and adds some family news.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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FVM-57-05-27

From:
Ferdinand von Mueller
To:
David Moore
Date:
27 May 1857
Source of text:
No. 2693, unit 3, p. 137, VPRS 963 correspondence register, VA 669 Public Works Department, Public Record Office, Victoria.Letter not found; item is a register entry only
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller Project

Herschel6787

From:
William Rutter Dawes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[27 May 1857]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.104
Summary:

Is grateful for the copy of his Essays. Query about measuring the focal length of a double object glass. Gives results of his recent observations. Hopes accounts of JH's son are good.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11616

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Humphrey Lloyd
Date:
[28 May 1857]
Source of text:
RS:HS 23.202
Summary:

Regrets that he cannot attend B.A.A.S. meeting and stay with HL; thanks HL for his paper on the undulating theory.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Faraday3295

From:
Mark Lewis
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
29 May 1857
Source of text:
ULC Add MS 8546/I/133
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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FVM-57-05-30

From:
Augustus Gregory
To:
Ferdinand von Mueller
Date:
30 May 1857
Source of text:
MS Q430 outward letter copy book, p. 50, Gregory papers, Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller Project

Herschel9742

From:
Alfred Gautier
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[31 May 1857]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.89
Summary:

Was pleased to receive his letter of the 28th. Proposes to visit JH on 3 June and will travel via Etchingham. Looks forward to meeting Lady JH and the family.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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