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Herschel865

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[27 August 1859]
Source of text:
JHS 4.18
Summary:

Writes about the activities of several family members, and then comments on the location of a railway extension, which will come closer to Collingwood.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel866

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[1859-8-27 or later]
Source of text:
JHS 4.17
Summary:

Talks about the beauty of the flowers at Collingwood, and then comments on his Essays Q.E.R.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6832

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Warren de La Rue
Date:
[27 August 1859]
Source of text:
RS:HS 23.272
Summary:

Requests information about specula for telescopes, especially silvered glass ones.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11619

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Lassell
Date:
[27 August 1859]
Source of text:
RS:HS 23.271
Summary:

Asks for details of WL's system of speculum polishing and telescope construction as JH is preparing an article on telescopes for the Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Faraday3636

From:
William Thomson
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
27 August 1859
Source of text:
IET MS SC 2
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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