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Herschel929

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[17 June 1845]
Source of text:
JHS 6.8
Summary:

Has arrived safely in Cambridge, and explains arrangements for MH to come some days later.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel930

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[18 June 1845]
Source of text:
JHS 6.7
Summary:

The meetings of the B.A.A.S. council have gone well so far; JH sends more details on travel arrangements for MH [see JH's 1845-6-17].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel931

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[19 June 1845]
Source of text:
JHS 6.10 (C: TxU:H/L-0540.1; Reel 1053)
Summary:

The weather is great in Cambridge for B.A.A.S. meeting; JH was at a small dinner party given by William Whewell, where the talk was mostly of architecture. JH refers to a battle in the Section A meetings between David Brewster and G. B. Airy.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel932

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[21 June 1845]
Source of text:
JHS 6.6
Summary:

The B.A.A.S. meetings are continuing, and JH has had an opportunity to talk to Charles Pritchard, who feels that their son William is doing very well at Pritchard's school; more about MH's travel arrangements [see JH's 1845-6-18].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel927

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[22 June 1845]
Source of text:
JHS 6.2 (C: TxU:H/L-0540.2; Reel 1053)
Summary:

At the B.A.A.S. meeting, JH spoke and was thanked by the most eloquent speaker he has ever heard, an American minister by the name of Everett. Everett is 'worthy of a much better country.' JH has also been busy in the magnetic committee.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel933

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[23 June 1845]
Source of text:
JHS 6.5
Summary:

Writes at the end of a very busy day of meetings, which was capped by a meeting in the Senate House, where Roderick Murchison spoke very eloquently, and Samuel Wilberforce thanked him even more eloquently, supporting the findings of geology in so doing. In the last part of the letter marked 'Private', JH expresses concern about the conduct of 'W. W.' [William Whewell?].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel934

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[25 June 1845]
Source of text:
JHS 6.4
Summary:

There has been a great disagreement between W. W.[William Whewell?] and S.[Adam Sedgwick?]. JH, together with others, has been instrumental in bringing the two back together again, at least for the time being.

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John Herschel Project
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