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Herschel7653

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 August 1862]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 12/1.1.7; Reel 10
Summary:

Proposes continuing work on JH's [Catalogue of] Nebulae, and not worrying about funding. Gives details of money and time spent so far. Work is about half done.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7654

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 September 1862]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 12/1.1.8; Reel 10
Summary:

Sorry to hear about JH's pain. Encloses notes from GA's testimony to parliamentary committee investigating changing standards of weights and measures. GA's work continues on 'veritable precessions.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

RS-MM-000971

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
WR Birt
Date:
9 September 1862
Source of text:
MM/15/60, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society

RS-MM-000972

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
WR Birt
Date:
27 September 1862
Source of text:
MM/15/61, Royal Society
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Royal Society

Herschel7655

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[6 November 1862]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 12/1.1.9; Reel 10
Summary:

Little work remaining in calculations for JH's nebulae. Likes JH's plan to represent 'the quantification of different qualifications' by numbers. Hold payment until work is done. Astounding disturbances in 'magnetic curves' (1841-1857). GA now accepts usefulness of magnetic observatories.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel157

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[7 November 1862]
Source of text:
RGO 6.695.490
Summary:

About some major variations in terrestrial magnetism readings.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel447

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[7 November 1862]
Source of text:
RGO 6.200.60
Summary:

The reductions are essentially complete; encourages JH in his part of the work and concludes 'It will be a noble work' [see JH's 1862-11-5].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7656

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[17 November 1862]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 12/1.1.10; Reel 10
Summary:

Astronomische Nachrichten 1392 compares positions of forty nebulae by G. F. J. A. von Auwers, H. L. d'Arrest, and P. E. Laugier. Calculations for JH's [Catalogue of] Nebulae are complete and ready for inspection.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7711

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 November 1862]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 12/1.10.13; Reel 10 (ACCS: RGO 6.200.64)
Summary:

Accounts for money spent in reducing JH's catalogue of nebulae. Encloses sample page from catalogue and Astronomische Nachrichten No. 1392 [see JH's 1862-11-18].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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