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Herschel2908

From:
Heinrich Christian Schumacher
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[7 May 1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.398
Summary:

Professor [H. J.] Anderson of New York wishes to be introduced to JH. Number 600 of Astronomische Nachrichten will finish the 25th volume of the journal. Wilhelm Struve will be present.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Faraday1987

From:
John Wilson Croker
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
7 May 1847
Source of text:
RI MS F1 I016
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

Herschel14441

From:
Richard Sheepshanks
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
7 May [1847]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0529.2; Reel 1093
Summary:

Cannot explain how Thomas Henderson arrived at special figures in N. L. Lacaille's star catalog. Will examine Lacaille's volumes tomorrow.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3874

From:
William Samuel Stratford
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[7 May 1847]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0546.6; Reel 1093
Summary:

Arranges a meeting the next morning with JH.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4003

From:
William Samuel Stratford
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[7 May 1847]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0546.7; Reel 1093
Summary:

Discusses the printing of J. J. L. Lalande's Catalogue of Those Stars in the Histoire céleste française....

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4004

From:
William Samuel Stratford
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[7 May 1847]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0546.8; Reel 1093
Summary:

Replies to some of the queries from JH's 1847-5-6 letter.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel14587

From:
Alexander Wallace
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 May 1847]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0558; Reel 1093
Summary:

Can offer no explanation of how Thomas Henderson computed tables from data in N. L. Lacaille's star charts. Henderson did all his work at home. Suggests explanations for Henderson's corrections in red ink.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Faraday1988

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
John Wilson Croker
Date:
8 May 1847
Source of text:
FACLM H MS c1
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

Herschel328

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[8 May 1847]
Source of text:
RGO 6.203.349
Summary:

Believes he has worked out the German notation of star positions [see GA's 1847-2-1].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3722

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Richard Sheepshanks
Date:
[8?] May 1847
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.65 (C: RS:HS 25.9.40)
Summary:

Has figured out why [Thomas] Henderson's tables [see JH's 1847-5-6] appear as they do.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3875

From:
William Samuel Stratford
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 May 1847]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0546.9; Reel 1093
Summary:

Reports that the RAS has an available balance of £77. He calculates that to complete the printing of J. J. L. Lalande's Catalogue of Those Stars in the Histoire céleste française... and N. L. Lacaille's Catalogue of 9766 Stars in the Southern Hemisphere, however, will require £83 pounds; WS hopes to cut costs so that they do not overspend their grant.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5367

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[9 May 1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.314
Summary:

Asks CB's advice on how correctly to avoid attending a Queen's ball JH has been commanded to attend.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4791

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 May 1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.181 (C: RGO 6.203.351)
Summary:

Concerning Thomas Henderson's reductions of N. L. Lacaille's observations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel329

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
[10 May 1847]
Source of text:
RGO 6.203.352
Summary:

Uses GA's comments [see GA's 1847-5-10] finally to achieve clarification of Thomas Henderson's calculations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3876

From:
William Samuel Stratford
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 May 1847]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0546.10; Reel 1093
Summary:

Sending to JH some information about 'L's catalogue' [either N. L. Lacaille's Catalogue of 9766 Stars in the Southern Hemisphere or J. J. L. Lalande's Catalogue of Those Stars in the Histoire céleste française....]

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

DCP-LETT-1087

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
[12 May 1847]
Source of text:
DAR 114: 92
Summary:

Thinks JDH should arrange his facts against the aquatic formation of coal.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
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Herschel4005

From:
William Samuel Stratford
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 May 1847]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0546.11; Reel 1093
Summary:

Although WS is suffering from gout, he promises to work on the layout of J. J. L. Lalande's Catalogue of Those Stars in the Histoire céleste française....

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel14445

From:
Richard Sheepshanks
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 May 1847]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0532; Reel 1093
Summary:

Congratulates JH on finding solution [to Thomas Henderson's notations]. Sends extract of 11 Mar. 1841 letter from Henderson, stating that Henderson used computations in Francis Baily's edition of N. L. Lacaille's catalog. RS's notes on observation and reductions of J. J. L. Lalande. Sent skeleton of RS's 'Preface' to W. S. Stratford.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4028

From:
William Samuel Stratford
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 May 1847]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0546.12; Reel 1093
Summary:

Discusses the layout of J. J. L. Lalande's Catalogue of Those Stars in the Histoire céleste française....

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Faraday1989

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
James Nasmyth
Date:
14 May 1847
Source of text:
Arno Müller
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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