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Herschel1937

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
[husband of Lady Mildred?]
Date:
[10 December 1861]
Source of text:
DMC 695A.885.14 (C: DMC.695A.885.16)
Summary:

Due to poor health of both JH and his wife, Margaret, JH writes to decline an invitation to dinner.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12817

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
John Lee
Date:
[10 December 1861]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0223; Reel 1054
Summary:

Grateful for JL's support of JH's son [?] for R.A.S. membership, but JH advised [son] not to apply until [son] had made some significant contribution to astronomy worthy of membership. [JH annotation: How different from today, when election is so easy.]

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John Herschel Project

Herschel2408

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Edward Sabine
Date:
[11 December 1861]
Source of text:
RS:HS 23.355
Summary:

Pleased ES and [Balfour?] Stewart like plan for metallic thermometer. Suggests way to obviate effect of pendulous movement of the suspended weight.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2070

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Henri Victor Regnault
Date:
[11 December 1861]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.318 (C: RS:HS 23.356)
Summary:

Describes objections to proposed metallic thermometer. Describes another simpler design for a metallic thermometer. Will ask [William] Sykes to consider HR's design.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9210

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Whewell
Date:
[12 December 1861]
Source of text:
TC, Camb. Add. Ms.a.207100 (C: RS:HS 23.357)
Summary:

Asks WW's opinion of JH's hexameter translation of the opening section of Homer's Iliad. Comments on the value of hexameter verse.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2025

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Bartholomew Price
Date:
[21 December 1861]
Source of text:
RS:HS 23.358
Summary:

Thanks for sending vol. 4 of BP's Infinitesimal Calculus and for earlier sending vols. 1 and 2. Praises parts of vol. 4. Will another volume be forthcoming?

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