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Herschel12795

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Joseph Burnley Hume
Date:
[1853-6]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0200; Reel 1054
Summary:

Differing opinions among manufacturers of minting machinery. Compares fly-press at Royal Mint with equipment at Philadelphia. Over nine million coins struck in past six months, with £630,000 per week at maximum capacity, three times more than under old Mint system. Problems with introducing new machinery while production pressure continues. Five new coin weighing machines are 'greatest improvement' at Mint.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel14041

From:
Henry Drury Harness
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 June 1853]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0268.4; Reel 1087
Summary:

Forwards bank documents and letter from Charles Elouis containing last month's finances. Asks JH to sign check for £10,000 for Mr. Mocatta, who does not want to be paid [for silver deliveries] through Bank of England.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel14042

From:
Henry Drury Harness
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[3 June 1853]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0268.5; Reel 1087
Summary:

HH gave instructions to prepare for coining 500,000 half sovereigns. JH may inform Robert Mushet of this.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Tyndall0765

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Henry Bence Jones
Date:
5th June ,1853
Source of text:
MS AD/02/B/02/A/11/17-18; MS JT/2/13b/606-7, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall0764

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Thomas Archer Hirst
Date:
Undated
Source of text:
MS JT/1/T/562; MS JT/1/HTYP/243, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall0766

From:
Henry Bence Jones
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
June 6. 1853
Source of text:
MS JT/1/J/52; MS JT/1/TYP/683, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

DCP-LETT-1517

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Augustin Hubert de Bosquet
Date:
7 June [1853]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.102)
Summary:

Discusses JAHdeB’s drawing of a Verruca.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

Herschel14043

From:
Henry Drury Harness
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[7 June 1853]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0268.6; Reel 1087
Summary:

Forwards two notes from Mr. Mocatta, who wants to paid for silver before delivering it. HH objects; there should be no more payments prior to delivery.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel14044

From:
Henry Drury Harness
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[7 June 1853]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0268.7; Reel 1087
Summary:

Sends papers that JH requested. H. U. Addington requested permission for Russian officer to visit Royal Mint. Mr. Mocatta wants second payment but has not yet delivered silver. Charles Elouis will investigate paying Mocatta through bullion office of Bank of England, as J. W. Morrison used to do. Reports 1797-99 copper coinage by Matthew Boulton.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

DCP-LETT-1518

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Charles Lyell, 1st baronet
Date:
7 June [1853]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.107)
Summary:

Describes meeting of Geological Society [1 June 1853].

Mentions his criticism of Murchison’s lecture on flints.

Describes Robert Chambers’ "On the glacial phenomena in Scotland" [Edinburgh New Philos. J. 54 (1853): 229–82].

Mentions controversial election of members to the Royal Society.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

Herschel13118

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Edward Trevelyan
Date:
[8 June 1853]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0483.8; Reel 1055
Summary:

E. W. Ward has called for bids on machinery for Sydney mint but requests written authorization before proceeding with contracts.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel498

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Hallowes Miller
Date:
[8 June 1853]
Source of text:
RGO 6.341.42
Summary:

Spells out procedure for letting WM have access to standard weights.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel14045

From:
Henry Drury Harness
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 June 1853]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0268.8; Reel 1087
Summary:

Forwards recent letters. The Times article today points out deficiency in supply of silver coins.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel4214

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Pritchard
Date:
[9 June 1853]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.77 (C: RS:HS 23.135)
Summary:

Expresses grave concern at interest in ideas of table turning among many of the boys at Clapham school. Writes of importance of the education of the next generation. Reiterates his claim that all force is associated with will.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel1912

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Thomas Brande
Date:
[10 June 1853]
Source of text:
WT B.10
Summary:

Gives instructions as to how to prepare a piece of copper for coining.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel477

From:
George Biddell Airy
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 June 1853]
Source of text:
RGO 6.339.62a
Summary:

Asks JH to let an examination be made of the standard pound kept at the Royal Mint [see WM's 1853-6-8].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8917

From:
John Stewart
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 June 1853]
Source of text:
Athenaeum, #1341 (July 9, 1853), 83 & Journal of the Photographic Society, 1:8
Summary:

Describes a method developed by [J. J.] Heilmann of 'taking from glass negatives positive impressions of different dimensions.' Praises JH's suggestion that public records be preserved on microscopic negatives.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Tyndall0767

From:
John Tyndall
To:
Thomas Archer Hirst
Date:
Undated
Source of text:
MS JT/1/T/563; MS JT/1/HTYP/244, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Tyndall0768

From:
John Tyndall
To:
George Gabriel Stokes
Date:
13th June 1853
Source of text:
Stokes Correspondence, Letter 7656, Cambridge University
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project

Herschel8851

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Herbert Spencer
Date:
[13 June 1853]
Source of text:
Univ. of London Library
Summary:

Thanks HS for his 'highly interesting' paper on the 'Universal Postulate,' which will appear in the Westminster Review.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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