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LINNEAN3485

From:
Sir James Edward Smith
To:
James De Carle Sowerby
Date:
1 Oct 1825
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/JS/21, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Anxiously awaiting another parcel of plates of "Flora Graeca" from Sowerby. Their planned route from Bristol to London, including a visit to [Aylmer Bourke] Lambert at Boyton, [Wiltshire], expects to be in London by 15 October. Suffering from rheumatism in his legs.

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London

LINNEAN2130

From:
Thomas Furly Forster
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
1 Oct 1825
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/22/53, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Happy to host the Smiths from 15 October; thanks them for calling on his family at Binfield, [Berkshire]. His health much better than it has been for a long time.

[Smith has annotated "his last letter!"]

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London

Herschel5938

From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[4 October 1825]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.61
Summary:

Will be pleased to accept his invitation to spend some days at Slough.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9414

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[4 October 1825]
Source of text:
RS:HS 7.167
Summary:

Regrets that Richard Taylor has printed his own paper in the P.M. before it appeared in the R.S.P.T. Explains the reason. Is examining various pieces of glass and will forward the results.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7819

From:
William Wallace
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[5 October 1825]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.24
Summary:

Introduces Dionysius Lardner, author of system of algebraic geometry, visiting England.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12816

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Gregorio Barnaba Lavia
Date:
[6 October 1825]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0222; Reel 1054
Summary:

Gratitude to Gioenian Academy of Natural Sciences of Catania [Sicily] for electing JH a corresponding member. [P.S. 1 Oct. 1825:] Reports elevations on Mount Etna measured by JH with mountain barometer in July 1824, with confirmation by Niccolo Cacciatore. [JH's annotations explain sources of errors in elevations.]

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8474

From:
James South
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 October 1825]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.454
Summary:

Is sending his latest double stars observations to JH. Weather is making observation difficult. Will be in London in November; hopes to present paper at R.S.L.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

DCP-LETT-16

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Robert Waring Darwin
Date:
[23 Oct 1825]
Source of text:
DAR 154: 68
Summary:

First days in Edinburgh.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

LINNEAN904

From:
Sir Thomas Gery Cullum
To:
Sir James Edward Smith
Date:
23 Oct 1825
Source of text:
GB-110/JES/COR/13/95, The Linnean Society of London
Summary:

Looking forward to Smith's visit. Thanks for third volume of "English Flora"; wonders how many sheets of paper it took Smith considering [Thomas] Martyn wrote 20,000 sheets in compiling [Philip] Miller's "Gardener's Dictionary", hopes he is not overworking himself to finish it. Compliments to [Thomas Furly] and [Edward] Forster.

Contributor:
The Linnean Society of London

Herschel12547

From:
Giovanni Antonio Plana
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[24 October 1825]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.417
Summary:

Inquires about the arrival of the memoir sent by GP to JH [see GP's 1825-7-28].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5013

From:
André Marie Ampère
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[25 October 1825]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.394
Summary:

Thanking him for sending two volumes. Regarding recent experiments with electricity.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9998

From:
James Grahame
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[25 October 1825]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.333
Summary:

Asks JH to obtain entry for JG to the British Museum library.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

DCP-LETT-17

From:
Emily Catherine (Catherine) Darwin; Emily Catherine (Catherine) Langton
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[26 Oct 1825]
Source of text:
DAR 204: 21
Summary:

Shrewsbury news.

Glad he likes Edinburgh.

They have been going to plays performed by a travelling company he knows.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

Herschel5939

From:
Francis Baily
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[31 October 1825]
Source of text:
RS:HS 3.62
Summary:

Send copies of the errata to Giuseppe Piazzi's catalogue. Cloud ruined his observation of Saturn.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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