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From:
Adalbert Adolf Mühry
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 March 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 12.372
Summary:

About the health of Caroline Herschel, and other news from Hanover.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Adolphe Quetelet
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 September 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.245
Summary:

Has succeeded in increasing stations around Alps for meteorological observations. [G. B.] Airy is very obliging. Hopes one day to collect all meteorological observations in Sur le climat de la Belgique.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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From:
Albert Schütt
To:
Ferdinand von Mueller
Date:
10 March 1843
Source of text:
RB MSS M102.1, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller Project
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From:
Albert Schütt
To:
Ferdinand von Mueller
Date:
7 May 1843
Source of text:
RB MSS M102.2, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller Project
From:
Alexander Henning
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[24 June 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 9.305
Summary:

A friend has inquired when Pisces became the sign of the Vernal Equinox; can JH help him? Regarding the comet they observed on their passage home.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Alexander Wilson
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[31 October 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.262
Summary:

Asks JH to prevail on Lord Ashley [A. A. Cooper] to revise money laws in House of Commons for benefit of working classes. Encloses tracts [issued by Society for the Emancipation of Industry].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Alfred Gautier
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[26 April 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 8.87
Summary:

Introducing Professor Emile Plantamour, who is visiting England. Read JH's article on the rays of the solar spectrum with pleasure. Sends some articles by Plantamour from recent journals.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Alfred Smee
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[28 February 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.160
Summary:

Describes experiments in the electrochemical decomposition of metallic salts.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Alfred Smee
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 March 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 16.161
Summary:

Further on the electrochemical decomposition of metallic salts [see AS's 1843-2-28], and its relationship to photography.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Ann Smyth
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[17 October 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 19.296
Summary:

History of husband's [W. H. Smyth] exchange of 1836 letters with T. R. Robinson regarding Gamma Virginis and JH's confirmation of W. H. Smyth's discovery. Sends copy of Augustus De Morgan's letter on renaming constellations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Antoine C. G. Jobert
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[26 April 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 10.329
Summary:

Met JH when he was residing in the Auvergnes. Since then he has had to leave France and now resides in England, where he is making a living teaching French and writing books. Would be grateful if he could add JH's name as a subscriber to a forthcoming work.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Antoine C. G. Jobert
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[5 May 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 10.330
Summary:

Wishes JH had added his name at the head of the list of subscribers. Thinks he is being too cautious. AJ is responsible for the whole of the work though it appears under two authors.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Antoine Lombardi
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 June 1843]
Source of text:
RS:HS 11.488
Summary:

President of the Società Italienne des Sciences has received the invitation for members to attend the B.A.A.S. meeting at Cork. Regrets the length of the journey prevents members attending, but have nominated Michael Faraday to attend.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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From:
Archibald McLachlan
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
begun on 22nd March, ended on 1. April
Source of text:
MS JT/1/11/3763-72, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
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From:
Archibald McLachlan
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
10th. April 1843.
Source of text:
MS JT/1/11/3773-4, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
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From:
Archibald McLachlan
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
Wednesday June 1st 1843
Source of text:
MS JT/1/11/3781-2, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
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From:
Archibald McLachlan
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
Sunday, [Late July] 1843
Source of text:
MS JT/1/11/3780, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
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From:
Archibald McLachlan
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
Sunday, (Aug. 6th, 1843)
Source of text:
MS JT/1/11/3777-9, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
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From:
Archibald McLachlan
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
Aug. 26th, Saturday - 11 o'clock
Source of text:
MS JT/1/11/3783-7; MS JT/8/1/4a/18-20, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project
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From:
Archibald McLachlan
To:
John Tyndall
Date:
Wednesday - Sep. 6th 1843
Source of text:
MS JT/1/TYP/11/3788-3791; MS/JT/8/1/4a, RI
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Tyndall Project