From:
A. B. Orlebar
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[15 January 1846]
Source of text:
RS:HS 13.181
Summary:
Circular Magnetic results. Observations of solar spots. Determining Longitude.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Adam Sedgwick
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[8 January 1846]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.429
Summary:
Thanks her for her hospitality. Discusses letter read at Geological Society the previous night. Asks that Mrs. [G. B.] Airy's picture be returned.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Barthes & Lowell
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[6 January 1846]
Source of text:
RAS:JH Archive 4/7.11; Reel 7
Summary:
Received P. S. Laplace's [book] from Paris and sent it to Mr. Stewart as JH directed.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Charles Pritchard
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1846?]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.108
Summary:
Congratulates JH and Margaret Herschel on birth of a daughter [Francisca?]. Asks JH's opinion of the ideas of 'lines of force' and 'lateral shakes.' Conducts a force experiment with J. P. Gassiot.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
Text Online
From:
Charles Wheatstone
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
17 January 1846
Source of text:
IEE MS SC 2
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Faraday Project
From:
Christian F. Schönbein
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1846?]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.363
Summary:
Will call at Collingwood. Wants to show JH some experiments and asks JH to have phosphorous and starch ready.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
Text Online
From:
Darwin, A. E.; Darwin, Francis
To:
Wedgwood, K. E.
Date:
[1846–51]
Source of text:
DAR 210.13: 1 (p. 2)
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Darwin Family Letters
Text Online
From:
Darwin, A. E.
To:
Wedgwood?, M. S.
Date:
[1846–51]
Source of text:
DAR 210.13: 1 (p. 1)
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Darwin Family Letters
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John William Lubbock, 3d baronet
Date:
[16 Jan 1846]
Source of text:
The Royal Society (LUB: D16)
Summary:
Thanks JWL for having acceded to CD’s wish to acquire a piece of land to provide a sheltered walk at Down.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Julian Jackson
Date:
[28 Jan or 4 Feb] 1846
Source of text:
Royal Geographical Society
Summary:
Enclosed MS by Lieut. W. Christopher misrepresents CD’s views. Contains errors in zoology.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Date:
[31 Jan 1846]
Source of text:
DAR 114: 53
Summary:
Disappointed with Webb and Berthelot.
Delighted to hear of more species from the Galapagos, surprised to hear W. Indian character of flora.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
Text Online
From:
Edward Forbes
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
Between 1846 and 1854
Source of text:
RI MS F1 K16
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Faraday Project
From:
Edward Sabine
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1846 or later]
Source of text:
RS:HS 19.293
Summary:
[Detached postscript] Ask president of 'B. I. Academy' to inform council of Math and Physics section how to handle [Robert] Mallet's paper and Sir W. Hamilton's letter.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Edward Sabine
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 January 1846]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.192
Summary:
Has the opinion regarding Oxford of S. J. A. Compton (Lord Northampton). This will make his absence less consequential if he cannot attend the Council meeting.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Edward Sabine
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[7 January 1846]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.193
Summary:
Council will meet Friday 16 January. Does not think [Roderick] Murchison has returned. [Alexander von Humboldt's] Cosmos was reviewed well.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Edward Sabine
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 January 1846]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.195
Summary:
Describes mistakes made by R.S.L. in sending letters to [Christopher] Hansteen through Stockholm.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Georg Merz
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 January 1846]
Source of text:
TxU:H/M-0358
Summary:
Asks for some specifics of the mounting and proceeds to explain how the mountings will work [see JH's 1845-11-25].
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
John Edward Gray
To:
Charles Robert Darwin
Date:
[1846–54]
Source of text:
DAR 205.5: 216 (Letters)
Summary:
Lateral teeth in Arcadae.
Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
Text Online
From:
Henry William Pickersgill
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
22 January 1846
Source of text:
IEE MS SC 2
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Faraday Project
Text Online
From:
J. S. Henslow
To:
John Lindley
Date:
16 January 1846
Source of text:
unknown
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Henslow Correspondence Project