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SOMERVILLE308

From:
John Herschel
To:
Mary Somerville
Date:
20 Jan 1858
Source of text:
HS 16.360, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

Herschel2669

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Mary Somerville
Date:
[20 January 1858]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.360 (C: RS:HS 23.217)
Summary:

Feeling better, but writing still painful. Writing articles on meteorology and geology for Encyclopaedia Britannica. May use information from her Physical Geography.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

SOMERVILLE309

From:
John Herschel
To:
Mary Somerville
Date:
28 Feb 1858
Source of text:
HS 16.361, RS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

Herschel2670

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Mary Somerville
Date:
[28 February 1858]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.361 (C: RS:HS 23.224)
Summary:

Lists facts from various astronomical catalogues, such as the number of fixed, double, and binary stars. Discusses parallax. Thanks her for second edition of Physical Geography.

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John Herschel Project
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