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LINNEAN2685

From:
Robert Forby
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
1 Jul 1822
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/4/104, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Sending a species of 'Hyoscyamus' for Smith to examine. Makes observations of his own, believing it may be variety of 'Hyoscyamus niger' found by [John] Martyn [(1699-1768) botanist] in 1729 and not noticed since by any English writer. Comments on it being found outside Paris by Tournefort, abortive attempts to grow it in gardens, and location the specimen was collected from.

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London

LINNEAN3302

From:
Josef August Schultes
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
5 Jul 1822
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/9/39, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Sending fifth and sixth volumes of his "Systema vegetabilium" for Smith. Smith will become the "British botanical Socrates" with his "English Flora", extravagantly compliments Smith. His son has translated Smith's "Grammar of Botany" into German. Horror at the "deplorable confusion of philosophical & theological systems hovering now on the continent". [Franz Wilhelm] Sieber's travels and antiquarian and botanical collections. Count Sternberg has received remainder of [Thaddäus] Haenke's herbarium. [Carl Friedrich Philipp von] Martius publishing descriptions of species he collected in Brazil, starting with the palms. Forthcoming botanical publications by Lehman, Reichenbach, and [Augustin Pyramus] Decandolle's "Prodromus".

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London

Herschel2923

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
[J. S. C.] Schweigger
Date:
[5 July 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15:413a
Summary:

[Responding to JS's letter dated 1822, i.e., #655,] acknowledges receipt of mail. Regrets delay but wished to examine the differences in electrical results between [J. W. A.] Pfaff and JH. Remains certain about results and request that this letter remain 'private.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5577

From:
Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[6 July 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 4.67
Summary:

Thanks JH for some papers, sends some of his own; comments about errors in Greenwich star catalogue.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

LINNEAN96

From:
Thomas Purton
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
12 Jul 1822
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/ADD/80, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Error in his recently published third volume of "Midland Flora"; found that his 'Trichia rubiformis' is not the 'T. rubiformis' of Persoon's "Synopsis methodica fungorum"; difficulty of making correct references from descriptions alone, for which reason he has preserved every specimen he could; observations on Persoon's species, confirmed in another Persoon work ["Tentamen Disp. Meth. Fungorum"]. Wishes he had seen [Robert Kaye] Greville's "Monograph of the Genus 'Erineum'" before publishing his third volume.

Asks Smith's opinion of [Samuel Frederick] Gray's work ["A natural arrangement of British plants" (1821)].

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London

Herschel5228

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[13 July 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.174 & 20.147
Summary:

Has had a letter from the Secretary of the Dijon Academy offering him and CB the title of Non-Resident Associate of the Academy. Is there any chance of seeing him in the near future?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9974

From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 July 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.309
Summary:

Invites JH to go to the Netherlands with JG.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11211

From:
Pierre Simon Laplace
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 July 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 11.100
Summary:

Sends one of his own memoirs, which he would like JH to compare with other theories on the same subject.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13355

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Herschel
Date:
[23 July 1822]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0556; Reel 1053 (C: RS:HS B28.6.c)
Summary:

JH and James Grahame visited [Jan van den] Bosch's agricultural colony in Frederick's-Oort for 2,400 urban itinerants. Leave tonight for Haarlem, Hague, and Rotterdam.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7777

From:
Nicholas Fuss
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[24 July 1822]
Source of text:
RAS:WH Archive 1/13.F.12; Reel 13
Summary:

Gratitude from Imperial Academy of Sciences for copy of first volume of Astronomical Society's 'Transactions.' Please send future volumes to Mr. Dubatchevski, Prussian consul-general in London. Sent packet to H. J. Walbeck at Åbo.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5779

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
David Brewster
Date:
[24 July 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 20.148
Summary:

Accompanies a paper JH was submitting to the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Discusses motion of light rays in Apophyllite and various optical writings of DB.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9975

From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[25 July 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.310
Summary:

Further on JG's travel plans [see JG's 1822-7-15].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8186

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
David Brewster
Date:
[25 July 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 19.4
Summary:

Sends JH's 1823 paper 'Absorption of Light by Coloured Media' to Royal Society of Edinburgh. Approves DB's illustration of polarized light in mineral apophyllite. Corrects DB's quotation from JH's letter regarding crystals observed on Mont Blanc.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5931

From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[30 July 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.54
Summary:

Has been absent and is sending letter he found on return, and a copy of his own remarks on J. J. Littrow's formula. Regarding the best method of procuring the Memoirs. Can lend him a copy of W. T. Brande's Journal if he would like it.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8216

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
J. Henderson
Date:
[30 July 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 19.22 (C: RS:HS B28.2)
Summary:

Sends payment for packet of books.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8215

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Richard Jones
Date:
[30 July 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 19.21 (C: RS:HS B28.1)
Summary:

Invites RJ to meet James Grahame, who is joining JH for trip to Netherlands. Return Éphémèrides du citoyen directly to Grahame. Describes return to Cambridge by JH, George Peacock, and William Whewell after their visit with RJ at Brasted. JH's sketch of Brasted Church. Alludes to [death of Grahame's first wife and oldest daughter].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11002

From:
Richard Jones
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[31 July 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 10.346
Summary:

Will come to town to meet [James] Graham[e?]. His books arrived safely for which he was very grateful. Does he know of any Dutch collections on the East Indies?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5229

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[31 July 1822]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.175 & 20.149
Summary:

Query regarding the construction of a model of a machine for CB. CB's letter to Humphry Davy about his engines. He will be visiting the Netherlands shortly. P. S. Laplace has sent him details of his recent researches into gases. Hopes the family are well after their recent visit to Devon.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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