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Herschel11472

From:
John William Lubbock
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[25 November 1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 11.385
Summary:

Regarding his own method of calculating the perturbations of the comets. Expense of computation is high for an individual and a mention by JH would bring support for his scheme. Would like to explain his method at an ordinary meeting in January. Every branch of science is facilitated by tables and those he suggests seem most desirable.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6769

From:
William Rutter Dawes
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[25 November 1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.86
Summary:

Will certainly help him regarding the Cape dome. Gives details of his mounting. Sends a copy of his observations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6538

From:
Edward Joshua Cooper
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[26 November 1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 5.288
Summary:

Would be pleased if JH would look out for 'shooting stars' on certain specified evenings.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3734

From:
Richard Sheepshanks
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
26 November [1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.77
Summary:

Maria Mitchell 'shall have her due honor,' despite [Francesco] DeVico. Discusses problems with the R.A.S. awarding medals and honors, the loss to the R.A.S. of Francis Baily, and the issue of proposing foreign associates. Proposes a list of such to JH. Objects to DeVico, but is the head of a publishing observatory and has found comets. Urges caution in appointing Americans. On publishing R.A.S.M.N.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7555

From:
Samuel Hunter Christie
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[26 November 1847]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 10/5.72; Reel 9
Summary:

[Form letter] Acknowledges receipt of JH's Cape Results by Royal Society of London.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4369

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Thomas Maclear
Date:
[26 November 1847]
Source of text:
Cape Archives/Maclear Papers File 100
Summary:

Complains of lack of time for correspondence. Equatorial for Cape Observatory completed. Advises TM to take relaxed observatory schedule to recover health. Cape Results published. Works on Outlines Astr. New governor arrives in Cape Town.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7627

From:
Theodore Dwight Woolsey
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[27 November 1847]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 10/5.143; Reel 9
Summary:

Gratitude for receipt of JH's Cape Results by Yale library. Pleased by references to recently deceased alumnus E. P. Mason.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Tyndall0339

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Thomas Archer Hirst
Date:
28th Nov
Source of text:
MS JT/1/HTYP/3; MS JT/1/T/941, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

RS-MM-000476

From:
Edward Joshua Cooper
To:
George Biddell Airy
Date:
29 November 1847
Source of text:
MM/9/56, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society

Herschel7570

From:
Félix Victor Mauvais
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[29 November 1847]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 10/5.87; Reel 9
Summary:

Thanks JH for a copy of JH's Cape Results and compliments JH and his illustrious family.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7841

From:
Henry Warburton
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[29 November 1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.45
Summary:

Will submit paper to Cambridge [Philosophical] Society revising all [Leonhard] Euler's values for Bernoulli's numbers. Doubts accuracy of values up to B=49 quoted by George Peacock.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3735

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Richard Sheepshanks
Date:
[29 November 1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.78 (C: RS:HS 25.9.48)
Summary:

Likes RS's R.A.S. associate list. Must give the Americans a year or two more before it can be adequately ascertained who their top astronomers are. Sends a letter JH received from John Lubbock, who wants the opportunity in January to present new methods in perturbation theory. Responds to RS on the means of the R.A.S. recognizing significant contributions to astronomy.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9299

From:
William Empson
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
29 November [1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 7.53
Summary:

Do not strike out anything he has written. Has been suffering with nose-bleed.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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KEMP76

From:
Robert Chambers
To:
William Kemp
Date:
30 Nov 1847
Source of text:
Cambridge University Library (MS Add. 10252/56)
Summary:

Has discovered Mr Mitchell’s assistant added in 28′ erroneously, but that still leaves anomalies.

Contributor:
Ruth Cramond
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Faraday2029

From:
Edward and James Brown
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
30 November 1847
Source of text:
GL MS 30108/1/41
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

Herschel12599

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[30 November 1847]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0019; Reel 1054
Summary:

Seeks opinions on discontinuing use of 25-foot zenith tube and altering form of printed observations for transit instrument and mural circle.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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