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Herschel3373

From:
G. Wharton Simpson
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 May 1866]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.211
Summary:

Thanks JH for helping to clarify origins of Louis Daguerre's use of hyposulfite of soda for fixing photographs. Provides further information on photography, particular solar microscope photography.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

DCP-LETT-5090F

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Ewart Gladstone
Date:
14 May 1866
Source of text:
Gunther 1975, p. 238 (facsimile of printed copy of memorial)
Summary:

Memorial to the Chancellor of the Exchequer from the fellows of the Royal, Linnean, Geological, and Zoological Societies of London, stating the importance of separating the administration of the national natural history collections of the British Museum from that of the library and art collections, and placing it in the hands of one officer, immediately responsible to one of the Queen’s ministers.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-5090G

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Higgins
Date:
14 May 1866
Source of text:
Dominic Winter Auctioneers (dealers) (10 April 2019, lot 138)
Summary:

Acknowledges receipt of £262 8s. 8d.

Had not heard they had suffered so much from the cattle plague in Lincolnshire.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

Herschel11958

From:
J. Melvill
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 May 1866]
Source of text:
RS:HS 12.320
Summary:

The packet for Wilfred Heely has just been delivered and JM will arrange for it to be forwarded to Calcutta by the Mail steamer.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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