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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
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
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
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
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
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