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Herschel6404

From:
Julia Margaret Cameron
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[6 January 1871]
Source of text:
RS:HS 5.169
Summary:

Is grateful for the interest he takes in her son and for his letter. Comments on the German war. Has a house full of visitors. It has been very cold and they have been without water.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4075

From:
Daniel Vaughan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 January 1871]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.460
Summary:

Sends an abstract of his research entitled 'The Effects of Tide on Planetary Motion.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7295

From:
Charles Davies
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 January 1871]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.474
Summary:

Has sent a work on the metric system in France, which includes JH's own valuable lecture.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10970

From:
B. G. Jenkins
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 January 1871]
Source of text:
RS:HS 10.314
Summary:

Sending a long letter proving one of JH's theories regarding the sun and confirmation of one of William Herschel's observations concerning Saturn.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10971

From:
B. G. Jenkins
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 January 1871]
Source of text:
RS:HS 10.315
Summary:

Thanks for JH's remarks on his own 'What is matter'; comments on these. Also regarding JH's theory of the sun's repulsive force and William Herschel's observations on the strange shape of Saturn.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2225

From:
William John Macquorn Rankine
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 January 1871]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.469
Summary:

Will mention JH's subject for investigation to Sir William Thomson. Is busy with Committee on Ships of War.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7331

From:
Robert Ellis Dudgeon
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[23 January 1871]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.507
Summary:

Is grateful for his comments on his own paper on vision. Would he refer him to the work by Mr. Chopal on lens.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8740

From:
Richard Anthony Proctor
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[31 January 1871]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.129
Summary:

Has sent JH a copy of his new book [The Sun].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4960

From:
Thomas Andrews
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[31 January 1871]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.346
Summary:

Replying to JH's letter of 24 Jan. 1871. Thanking him for his suggestions. Has not seen JH's Cape Observations. Has seen report of R. W. Bunsen's experiments. Comments on these experiments.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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