From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
Miles Joseph Berkeley
Date:
-8-1865
Source of text:
JDH/2/3/2 f.264, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Hooker Project
From:
F. Charsley
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[5 August 1865]
Source of text:
RS:HS 5.248
Summary:
Send anyone interested in the telescope over at any time. Mr. Deverill is the best man to paint it.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
John Lee
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[7 August 1865]
Source of text:
RS:HS 11.184
Summary:
W. R. Birt is engaged sending out notices to the members of the Moon Committee. Wishes JH could attend. Has commenced a large map of the moon, which members can compare with actual observations. Admiral W. H. Smyth is well in mind, but suffers much from illness.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker
To:
George Bentham
Date:
9 August 1865?
Source of text:
JDH/2/3/2 f.148, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Hooker Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Johann Friedrich Theodor (Fritz) Müller
Date:
10 Aug [1865]
Source of text:
The British Library (Loan MS 10 no 1)
Summary:
Has read and admires FM’s work on species.
Observations on Crustacea are good and original; asks FM to dissect and check some of CD’s observations on cirripedes.
Has sent "Climbing plants" paper [J. Proc. Linn. Soc. Lond. 9 (1865): 1–118] and would like to send Orchids.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
William Mathews, Jr.
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 August 1865]
Source of text:
RS:HS 12.300
Summary:
Hopes that JH will be attending the forthcoming meeting of the B.A.A.S., and offering the hospitality of one of their members.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
[James Nasmyth]
Date:
1865-8-11.
Source of text:
BostonPubLib Ms.196(1)
Summary:
Declines offer of models of the moon's structure. Does not plan to present a lunar paper to the R.A.S.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Johann Friedrich Theodor (Fritz) Müller
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
12 Aug 1865
Source of text:
Möller ed. 1915–21 , 2: 72–3.
Summary:
Thanks CD for his paper on climbing plants. Lists the many genera that he has found in his area in a short period since reading CD’s paper. [See 4881.]
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Johann Friedrich Theodor (Fritz) Müller
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
12 and 31 Aug 1865 and 10 Oct 1865
Source of text:
Notes on some of the climbing-plants near Desterro, in South Brazil. By Herr Fritz Müller, in a letter to C. Darwin. [Read 7 December 1865.] Journal of the Linnean Society ( Botany ) 9 (1866): 344–9.
Summary:
FM’s comments on Climbing Plants.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Robert Stirling Newall
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 August 1865]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.150
Summary:
Has two pieces of crown and flint glass suitable for making an object glass but they are not thoroughly annealed. Can JH give him any advice?
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Adolphe Quetelet
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 August 1865]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.261
Summary:
Sends JH other copies of works not received. Also work on international statistics. Has found out that JH has written an article on probability. Would like to use it.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Adolphe Quetelet
Date:
[14 August 1865]
Source of text:
Académie belgique: #40
Summary:
Assumes JH has not received the volumes sent over a month ago. Mentions international statistics briefly. Wishes to add an article about probability to a French translation of JH's 1850 review of AQ's book.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Thomas Maclear
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 August 1865]
Source of text:
Cape Archives/Maclear Papers File 100
Summary:
Will attend hearing of J. S. Parlby inheritance case.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Asa Gray
Date:
15 Aug [1865]
Source of text:
Gray Herbarium of Harvard University (87)
Summary:
Gratified by AG’s praise of "Climbing plants".
Thanks for Specularia seed.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Adolphe Quetelet
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 August 1865]
Source of text:
Académie belgique: #31
Summary:
Notes for a letter to JH and son. Intends to discuss the 'phenomenon of October 1854.' Will continue observation of proper motion of stars. Will mention 'savants' who disagree and who agree with his opinions. Means to request that JH continue corresponding.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
16 Aug [1865]
Source of text:
DAR 115: 274
Summary:
Condolences on W. J. Hooker’s death [12 Aug 1865].
His own health is bad.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Frances Harriet Henslow; Frances Harriet Hooker
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[17 Aug 1865]
Source of text:
DAR 104: 233–4
Summary:
J. D. Hooker is ill with rheumatic fever.
W. J. Hooker is dead and was buried yesterday.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Frances Harriet Henslow; Frances Harriet Hooker
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[21 or 28] Aug 1865
Source of text:
DAR 104: 241
Summary:
Reports on J. D. Hooker’s health.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Adolphe Quetelet
Date:
[22 August 1865]
Source of text:
Académie belgique: #41 (C: #42)
Summary:
Has consulted with publisher of JH's 1850 review of AQ's book. Is flattered and sees no reason why AQ's enlarged work cannot prefix or append a French translation of JH's review. Publisher requests written acknowledgement. Asks AQ to attach a note, correcting his archery example.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Erasmus Alvey Darwin
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
24 Aug [1865]
Source of text:
DAR 105: B36
Summary:
Sends an allotment of shares which he presumes are Emma’s.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
