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Herschel4776

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[24 June 1846]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.165
Summary:

Letter of introduction for Professor [J.?] Hoffer of Vienna.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4777

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 July 1846]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.166 (C: RGO 6.245.33)
Summary:

Regarding the printing of JH's countings field-falls of stars.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel131

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[29 July 1846]
Source of text:
RGO 6.140.567
Summary:

Expresses some concerns about GA's having indicated support for a particular candidate for the Board of Visitors. [Very faint.]

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1774

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[29 July 1846]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0632.1
Summary:

Informs JH that GA has stated that he will no longer work with James South on the Board of Visitors of the Royal Observatory; wants JH to be prepared for possible trouble.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel413

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[5 August 1846]
Source of text:
RGO 6.193.133 (C: RGO 6.193.134)
Summary:

Cannot find F. W. Bessel's letter [see JH's 1846-7-31]; believes GA returned it to JH a long time ago.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4778

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 October 1846]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.168
Summary:

Just returned from nine weeks on the continent. Met Miss Caroline Herschel, who mentioned a catalogue of John Flamsteed's stars to which she had attached some notes.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4779

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 October 1846]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.169
Summary:

Is thinking of writing an account of the new planet.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel162

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[24 October 1846]
Source of text:
RGO 6.676.453
Summary:

Detailed response to JH's 1846-10-22 about the matter of temperature corrections for magnetic observations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel163

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[26 October 1846]
Source of text:
RGO 6.676.458
Summary:

Suspects that the original complainant about temperature corrections [see JH's 1846-10-22] was in fact working with a faulty magnetometer.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4780

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[26 October 1846]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.170 (C: RGO 6.159.370)
Summary:

Regarding the slow motion screw in declination.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4781

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[30 October 1846]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.171
Summary:

Regarding his paper about the new planet. Attacks by article in the Athenaeum.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1775

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 November 1846]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0632.2 (C: RGO 6.203.345)
Summary:

Essentially agrees with JH's plan for distribution of the star catalogues [see JH's 1846-11-18].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4782

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[19 November 1846]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.172 (C: RGO 6.79.339)
Summary:

Regarding F. W. Bessel's table for the Huygenian satellite. On early chronology.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4783

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[21 November 1846]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.173 (C: RGO 6.79.342)
Summary:

Regarding Johann Lamont's numbers.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel349

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[21 December 1846]
Source of text:
RGO 6.56.173
Summary:

Sends some books in response to JH's request for information about F. W. Bessel [see JH's 1846-12-20]; GA's daughter Hilda is very ill.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4784

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[21 December 1846]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.174 (C: RGO 6.56.228)
Summary:

Lists the contents of a parcel being sent.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4785

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[26 December 1846]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.175 (C: RGO 6.159.371)
Summary:

Domestic news. Further regarding telescopes and slow motion in declination.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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