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Herschel4554

From:
Charles Piazzi Smyth
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[6 February 1850]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.231
Summary:

A. G. Melville will start Meteorological Observatory at Queen's College, Galway. CPS discusses JH article on plans for building an ice-making machine.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

RS-MM-000750

From:
Charles Piazzi Smyth
To:
William Henry Smyth
Date:
22 December 1852
Source of text:
MM/12/70, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society

Herschel3870

From:
Charles Piazzi Smyth
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 March 1853]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.233
Summary:

Sends photographs of Great Dragon and the Ice Cavern in Teneriffe. Notes that images are finer when glass plates are used.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3869

From:
Charles Piazzi Smyth
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 May 1853]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.232
Summary:

Will send JH meridian observations that will be published; asks for his advice on them. Applies to government for an equatorial telescope. Discusses Teneriffe site.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4251

From:
Charles Piazzi Smyth
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 March 1857]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.234
Summary:

Sends atmospheric observations to JH before transmission to Admiralty.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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