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Herschel3885

From:
William Samuel Stratford
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[29 May 1847]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0546.24; Reel 1093
Summary:

Has supplied Richard Sheepshanks with revisions of J. J. L. Lalande's Catalogue of Those Stars in the Histoire céleste française.... Because Sheepshanks previously accused WS of misplacing the proofs of JH's preface to N. L. Lacaille's Catalogue of 9766 Stars in the Southern Hemisphere (which later were found to be where WS had asserted), WS quips that he 'returned every scrap of paper' to Sheepshanks.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel11777

From:
Thomas Maclear
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[30 May 1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 12.137
Summary:

Has just read W. R. Dawes's description of the observatory at Camden Lodge and the telescope by eorg Merz makes TM envious. Hopes JH will press claims for one for the Cape. Is at present engaged sinking the Sector for shelter. TM has suffered much from the effects of the heat. Dr. Gall has died, aged 98. What a drubbing G. B. Airy has given R. H. Inglis.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3887

From:
William Samuel Stratford
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[31 May 1847]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0546.25; Reel 1093
Summary:

Busily preparing sections of J. J. L. Lalande's Catalogue of Those Stars in the Histoire céleste française... and N. L. Lacaille's Catalogue of 9766 Stars in the Southern Hemisphere for the printer.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3888

From:
William Samuel Stratford
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[31 May 1847]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0546.26; Reel 1093
Summary:

Discusses the layout of J. J. L. Lalande's Catalogue of Those Stars in the Histoire céleste française....

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13801

From:
Benjamin Morgan Cowie
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1847-6 or earlier]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0152.1; Reel 1087
Summary:

[Form letter] Invitation to attend annual awards ceremony at College for Civil Engineers.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3889

From:
William Samuel Stratford
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[6 June 1847]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0546.27; Reel 1093
Summary:

Asks JH to compare the stars in Thomas Henderson's reductions to those in N. L. Lacaille's Coelum australe stelliferum.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2212

From:
Sir Edward Ryan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 June 1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.456
Summary:

Sorry he did not see JH in London. Hopes JH will support John Lefevre for a position at the University.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7467

From:
George Woolcott
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 June 1847]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 10/4.14.2; Reel 9
Summary:

Requests permission to include JH on list of '[Five?]' presidents of hospital.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7458

From:
Algernon Percy (4th Duke of Northumberland)
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 June 1847]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 10/4.5; Reel 9
Summary:

Received JH's lists of suggested recipients [of presentation copies of JH's Cape Results]. Wishes to discuss them with JH.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5369

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 June 1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.316
Summary:

How to evade attending the Queen's ball. Thanks for information on the moon.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4792

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 June 1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 1.182 (C: RGO 6.155.364)
Summary:

Regarding the final payments for the Liverpool Telescope.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2910

From:
Heinrich Christian Schumacher
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 June 1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.400
Summary:

In explanation of [15:399] reminds JH of all he wrote for Astronomische Nachrichten previously. Cannot attend B.A.A.S. meeting because of daughter's wedding, but would have declined anyway because of foreseen arguments over the merits of J. C. Adams and U. J. J. Leverrier. Thanks JH for standing invitation to visit England.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7459

From:
Algernon Percy (4th Duke of Northumberland)
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 June 1847]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 10/4.6; Reel 9
Summary:

James Hayday is recommended as best bookbinder [for Cape Results]. Explanation of how to bind copies for royal patrons. Encloses list of eleven royal recipients and Hayday's address. What shall AP do with JH's correspondence with late Hugh Percy?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2189

From:
W. W. Rundell
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 June 1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.433
Summary:

Sends ideas about southern deviation of bodies falling from the perpendicular. Desires corrections. Is investigating methods of launching bodies so they fall without deflection.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel2334

From:
Edward Sabine
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 June 1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.205
Summary:

Should ES send thermometers to observatories? JH and [Francis] Beaufort to consider debt owed to Hudson Bay Company. Sends letter describing photometer of [John] Ball for JH's opinion.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3788

From:
William Samuel Stratford
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[14 June 1847]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0546.28; Reel 1093
Summary:

Promises to send to JH copies of J. J. L. Lalande's Catalogue of Those Stars in the Histoire céleste française..., and of N. L. Lacaille's Catalogue of 9766 Stars in the Southern Hemisphere by week's end. WS has tried to connect Francis Baily with JL's Catalogue in a 'formal' manner.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6274

From:
Thomas P. Beckwith
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
15 June [1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 5.35
Summary:

Offers his rooms to JH when he attends the B.A.A.S. meeting.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6966

From:
Augustus De Morgan
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 June 1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 6.236
Summary:

Does he know anything about E. J. Lowe's book [Treatise on Atmospheric Phenomena, 1846] on atmospheric phenomena? Looks good but cannot trust his own judgement. Could not dine with him as he had another appointment.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel10580

From:
Sir William J. Hooker
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 June 1847]
Source of text:
RS:HS 9.458
Summary:

The Professor of Botany at the Royal Dublin Society has died. Would like to propose their friend W. H. Harvey for the position. Would JH write a letter of commendation to the Society?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3890

From:
William Samuel Stratford
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[17 June 1847]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0546.29; Reel 1093
Summary:

Exultant that J. J. L. Lalande's Catalogue of Those Stars in the Histoire céleste française... and N. L. Lacaille's Catalogue of 9766 Stars in the Southern Hemisphere will be published tomorrow. Asks whether it would be appropriate for the B.A.A.S. to present copies of these two catalogs to J. C. Adams and to U. J. J. Leverrier; discusses other people who deserve copies. In printing and publishing the catalogs, they have spent all of the grant money.

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