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Herschel1980

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Norman Pogson
Date:
[6 October 1860]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.9 (C: RS:HS 23.309)
Summary:

Supplies what is in effect a testimonial to NP's abilities for use in NP's quest to become director of the Madras Observatory.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4245

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Henry Smyth
Date:
[7 October 1860]
Source of text:
RS:HS 23.310
Summary:

Asks WS opinion of attaining a civil pension for N. R. Pogson in honor of his astronomical accomplishment.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9511

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Robert FitzRoy
Date:
[22 October 1860]
Source of text:
RS:HS 23.311
Summary:

Asks for information about wrecks at sea and lives lost.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9512

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Robert FitzRoy
Date:
[24 October 1860]
Source of text:
RS:HS 23.312
Summary:

Thanks for a number of RF's writings; asks for more rainfall data to try to establish a relationship between rainfall and the solar cycle.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1982

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Norman Pogson
Date:
[30 October 1860]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.11 (C: RS:HS 23.314)
Summary:

Congratulates NP on appointment to Madras Observatory. States that he will use both Isis and Hestia nomenclature without misgiving. Furnishes names from Greek mythology for NP to use for asteroid discoveries.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11905

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William MacPherson
Date:
[30 October 1860]
Source of text:
RS:HS 12.267 & 23.313
Summary:

Will not be able to produce his article in time for the January issue, but could write a much better article on meteorology if given longer, till July.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9513

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Robert FitzRoy
Date:
[31 October 1860]
Source of text:
RS:HS 23.315
Summary:

Thanks for all the material received; comments on some of RF's meteorological ideas.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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