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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
From:
H. E. Hubbard
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 February 1871]
Source of text:
RS:HS 10.212
Summary:

Would like his views on the correct definition of a billion, to settle an argument.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
John S. Harris
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 February 1871]
Source of text:
RS:HS 10.162
Summary:

Queries regarding the red glow seen during an eclipse of the sun.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Richard Anthony Proctor
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[3 February 1871]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.130
Summary:

Raises objections to JH's theory of the solar corona. Discusses possible existence of extensive meteoric dust in the solar system. Requests permission to dedicate a book on sidereal astronomy to JH. Asks JH whether his father in later years always used a front focus for his large telescopes and whether he saw the supposed four additional Uranian satellites with his 40-foot reflector.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Richard Anthony Proctor
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 February 1871]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.131
Summary:

Discusses JH's response to his comments on JH's theory of the solar corona. Discusses great difficulty of writing his planned book on sidereal astronomy.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
John R. Hind
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 February 1871]
Source of text:
RS:HS 9.399
Summary:

Forgot to call his attention to the column regarding the Julian period in the Nautical Almanac. Something strange about the neighborhood of R. Leporis. He has no doubt seen the table of Julian dates in the Connaissance des temps.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Thomas Andrews
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 February 1871]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.348
Summary:

Has notified J. C. Poggendorf of JH's notes on calorimeters. Discussion of Michael Faraday's indebtedness to JH's Prelim. Discourse.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
John P. Gassiot
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 February 1871]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.67
Summary:

B.A.A.S. has announced its intention of giving up Kew Observatory. What does he think of the possibility of the R.S.L. taking it over for Magnetic Observations? Sends a copy of the Kew report, also a copy of a letter from [Balfour] Stewart.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
George Robert Waterhouse
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 February 1871]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.108
Summary:

Turned JH's mineral specimen over to N. S. Maskelyne. Poor health of GW's wife.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Warren de La Rue
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 February 1871]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.173
Summary:

Is glad he is pleased with the work of Balfour Stewart and himself. Has applied to R.S.L. for a further grant to carry on the observations and computations for another year. Intends to finance the last year himself. Since the death of his brother he has returned to business.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Nevil Story-Maskelyne
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 February 1871]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.24
Summary:

His colleague, [G. R.] Waterhouse, has passed an inquiry from JH to NM regarding a mineralogical character. It is a specimen of Obsidian, very high in iron content.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Alfred Brothers
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[18 February 1871]
Source of text:
RS:HS 4.301
Summary:

Encloses photographs taken of the last eclipse. Draws his attention to certain aspects of the eclipse.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project