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SOMERVILLE229

From:
John Herschel
To:
Mary Somerville
Date:
n.d
Source of text:
Printed in Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville, 1873.
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

Herschel729

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Mary Pitt Herschel
Date:
1799-8-9 or earlier
Source of text:
JHS 2.2
Summary:

Hopes that JH's mother has had a pleasurable time in London; JH's class went to see Mrs. Mason's (?) baby.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel730

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Mary Pitt Herschel
Date:
[9 August 1799]
Source of text:
JHS 2.5
Summary:

A thank you note for clothes, written at school [Mr. Bull's], and requesting that JH's cyphering and music books be sent.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel728

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Mary Pitt Herschel
Date:
[28 November 1799]
Source of text:
JHS 2.1
Summary:

Writes to parents to say that JH is well, his head has healed, and he is looking forward to his holidays.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel12658

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
[Thomas] Baldwin [Sr.]
Date:
[18 May 1808]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0079; Reel 1054 (C: TxU:H/M-0616.2; Reel 1086)
Summary:

Recalls JH's visit to Hammersmith. Asks TB to permit JH's cousin Mary Baldwin to visit Slough at time of Ascot races. Received letter from [TB's daughter] Sophia.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13345

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Herschel
Date:
[1811?]-23
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0546.2; Reel 1053
Summary:

Copy of JH's midsummer examination questions—17 on Greek drama, 22 on Mechanics—at St. John's College. Currently reading P. S. Laplace's Système du monde, which confirms WH's theory of galaxy formation. T. W. Hornbuckle reports that money has been received from Bruce & Co.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13346

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Herschel
Date:
[4 October 1811]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0547; Reel 1053
Summary:

Duties at St. John's College. James Grahame's father is arriving from Glasgow. [James] Wood is working to get Grahame into college. Ask cousin [Mary Baldwin] for address for Mr. Rogers. Recalls JH's summer vacation.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13347

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Herschel
Date:
[16 November 1811]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0548; Reel 1053
Summary:

JH's hypothesis on nebular vortex and formation of solar system. Has other ideas about molecular forces and comet tails, but will wait to learn whether WH wants to hear them. JH burned over 100 pages of notes on these speculations. Will return to Slough in mid-December.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5053

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[1812]
Source of text:
RS:HS 20.3
Summary:

Sends on part of letter for CB to complete and forward.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5413

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[1812?]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.360
Summary:

Regarding equational problems.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5414

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[1812?]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.361
Summary:

Finding it difficult to finish his memoir. Gives some integral equations for his comments. Hopes to see him at Slough soon.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8858

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Nicholson
Date:
1812
Source of text:
Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, and the Arts, 31 (1812), 133-6
Summary:

[Addressed to WN as 'Editor of the Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, and the Arts from 'A Lover of Modern Analysis' [JH], this letter] derives by a new method various analytical formulae for the tangent and cotangent.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13348

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Herschel
Date:
[5 February 1812]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0549; Reel 1053
Summary:

Describes JH's public Latin examination in algebra yesterday. James Grahame and sister were dangerously ill, but Grahame returned to Cambridge. [Addendum:] Newspaper clipping naming students (including JH) who received B.A. degrees at Cambridge on 16 Jan. 1813.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel8859

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Nicholson
Date:
[23 March 1812]
Source of text:
Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, and the Arts, 32 (1812), 13-16
Summary:

[Addressed to WN as 'Editor of the Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, and the Arts from 'A Lover of Modern Analysis' [JH], this letter] derives by a new method various analytical formulae for the sine and cosine.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5049

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
1] July [1812
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.2 (C: 20.1)
Summary:

Answer to CB's equation. Bring something to discuss at the forthcoming meeting of the Analytical Society.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5054

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[1812-8]
Source of text:
RS:HS 20.4
Summary:

About the mathematical formulation for the summation of any series.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5411

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
1812-8 or later
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.358
Summary:

Giving equations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel3146

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
John William Whittaker
Date:
1812-8
Source of text:
St. John's College, Cambridge
Summary:

Angry at self and whole world except JW. Has been drunk and travelling. Met brilliant but 'not beautiful' woman. Wonders why he left Cambridge; requests news and offers advice.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5051

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[14 August 1812]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.4 (C: RS:HS 20.2)
Summary:

Further comment on the calculus equation sent by CB.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel13349

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Herschel
Date:
[1 December 1812]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0550; Reel 1053
Summary:

Two weeks of examinations begin tomorrow. Experiments writing with glass pen. Describes glassmaker's methods. Suggests application to micrometers.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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