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Herschel3200

From:
William Henry Sykes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[22 March 1850]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.145
Summary:

Regrets missing JH's visit; discusses influences of atmosphere and solar position on Indian weather and difficulty it causes in obtaining meteorological laws.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3217

From:
William Henry Sykes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 April 1850]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.146
Summary:

Clarifies results of pressure oscillations on two coasts of India as similar despite different weather conditions, and deems results thus unsatisfactory; explores reasons and suggests solutions for lack of success.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3142

From:
William Henry Sykes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[27 April 1850]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.147
Summary:

Discusses balloon experiments to explain fall of barometer with humidity, and explains more discrepancies in vapor-pressure observations. Mentions new 'Hygrometric condenser' as an alternative to wet bulb experiments.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel14355

From:
William Henry Sykes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[3 December 1850]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0515; Reel 1093
Summary:

Thanks for signing certificate for [C. M.] Elliott. Sends extracts from George Buist's history of heat storms in India, with evidence of great masses of ice dropped by these storms.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel14356

From:
William Henry Sykes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[6 July 1851]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0516; Reel 1093
Summary:

Glad that Dr. [Duncan] Stewart received promise from Mr. Prinsep of cadetship [in H.E.I.C.] for Stewart's son. WS cannot promise same for young [George] Maclear but will add Maclear to list of applicants for WS's patronage.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

RS-MM-001124

From:
John Frederick William Herschel
To:
William Henry Sykes
Date:
13 November 1851
Source of text:
MM/16/164, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society

Herschel3531

From:
William Henry Sykes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 November 1851?]
Source of text:
RS MM.16.164
Summary:

Reports on and discusses applications of hourly wet bulb observations in ocean.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3231

From:
William Henry Sykes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[22 November 1851]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.148
Summary:

Noting discrepancy between dew points obtained by wet bulb and direct methods, WS cannot say which is nearer the truth; suspects that both have inaccuracies.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3459

From:
William Henry Sykes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1852?]
Source of text:
RS MM.16.165
Summary:

Suggests possible times to meet with JH.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3399

From:
William Henry Sykes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 January 1852]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.149
Summary:

Agrees with papers demonstrating falsity of present methods of correcting barometer for moisture and 'dogma of one gas being a vacuum to another.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

RS-MM-001125

From:
John Frederick William Herschel
To:
William Henry Sykes
Date:
19 January 1852
Source of text:
MM/16/165, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society

RS-MM-001126

From:
John Frederick William Herschel
To:
William Henry Sykes
Date:
20 January 1852
Source of text:
MM/16/166, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society

RS-MM-001127

From:
John Frederick William Herschel
To:
William Henry Sykes
Date:
20 January 1852
Source of text:
MM/16/167, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society

RS-MM-001128

From:
John Frederick William Herschel
To:
William Henry Sykes
Date:
21 January 1852
Source of text:
MM/16/168, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society

Herschel3482

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Henry Sykes
Date:
[2 February 1852]
Source of text:
RS MM 16.171
Summary:

Suggests course of action regarding 'Gen'l. Cullen's [?]' hydrometric observations submitted to R.S.L.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

RS-MM-001131

From:
John Frederick William Herschel
To:
William Henry Sykes
Date:
3 February 1852
Source of text:
MM/16/172, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society

RS-MM-001132

From:
John Frederick William Herschel
To:
William Henry Sykes
Date:
23 February 1852
Source of text:
MM/16/173, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society

RS-MM-001133

From:
John Frederick William Herschel
To:
William Henry Sykes
Date:
23 February 1852
Source of text:
MM/16/174, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society

RS-MM-001134

From:
John Frederick William Herschel
To:
William Henry Sykes
Date:
5 March 1852
Source of text:
MM/16/175, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society

Herschel4506

From:
William Henry Sykes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[4 May 1852]
Source of text:
Harvard: Houghton AAH 67m-67 (99)
Summary:

Asks JH to look at a letter by John Forbes Watson, whose paper the R.S.L. recently refused to read.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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