St John‘s College Personal Collections

Adams/Box 5-15/Box 9/17/3
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16 Nov. 1848

Pierce's Perturbations of Uranus. J.C.A's On the perturbations of Uranus. [Neptune].

Herschel, Sir John Frederick William (1792-1871) Knight, astronomer

Autograph letter signed from Herschel to Bland

Bland/D/D11
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29 Dec. 1814 (Date from postmark.)

Sends problems which he had devised 'in the course of a cold, uncomfortable ride from London to Slough, with disagreeable companions'.

Herschel, Sir John Frederick William (1792-1871) Knight, astronomer

Papers of Sir John Herschel

Herschel
Fonds
1812–1979 (Mostly from 1812-71. Also includes papers relating to modern research into Herschel's work.)

Letters and picture (dated 1812-1955), documents relating to Herschel's 1839 paper, 'The Art of Photography', given to the Royal Society, (dated 1833-1979), Herschel's notebooks.

Herschel, Sir John Frederick William (1792-1871) Knight, astronomer

Autograph letter, signed, from Herschel to Miles Bland, from Slough

Herschel/Box 1/Bland/D11
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29 December 1814

Part of Papers of Sir John Herschel

Sends Bland a number of mathematical problems Herschell had posed during an 'uncomfortable ride from London to Slough, with disagreeable companions'

Herschel, Sir John Frederick William (1792-1871) Knight, astronomer

Autograph letter, signed, from Herschel to A.J. Carrighan (BA 1803), from Slough

Herschel/Box 1/Carrighan/Box 2/3-4/14
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28 December 1827

Part of Papers of Sir John Herschel

Declines offer of Plumian Chair of astronomy but is flattered by sentiments expressed. Herschel states that he is not sure whether he wants to concentrate solely on astronomy after he has completed his father's work on nebulae. He feels he is better as a private amateur than as a professor and also wishes to pursue other lines of work

Herschel, Sir John Frederick William (1792-1871) Knight, astronomer

Autograph letter, signed, from Herschel to Rev. John William Whittaker (BA 1814), from Dawlish, Devon

Herschel/Box 1/Letter 1
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August 1812

Part of Papers of Sir John Herschel

Is sorry to have left Cambridge. Tells of drinking habits and other activities. Gives humorous advise to Whittaker to study hard

Herschel, Sir John Frederick William (1792-1871) Knight, astronomer

Autograph letter, signed, from Herschel to Henry Wilkinson, from Bath

Herschel/Box 1/Letter 10
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14 August 1816

Part of Papers of Sir John Herschel

Discusses the printing of the translation of Lacroix, asks for news of Cambridge, tells of holiday on Isle of Wight and gives news of Babbage, among other acquaintances

Herschel, Sir John Frederick William (1792-1871) Knight, astronomer

Autograph letter, signed, from Herschel to Rev. John William Whittaker

Herschel/Box 1/Letter 11
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2 September 1816

Part of Papers of Sir John Herschel

Tells of the weakened condition of his father. Asks for news of Jones and tells of sending a paper of Brownhead's to J. Banks at the Royal Society. Recounts recent visit to Torquay with Babbage and how that reinvigorated his analytical faculties. Gives news of Peacock and Babbage. States that he will send the appendix to Lacroix

Herschel, Sir John Frederick William (1792-1871) Knight, astronomer

Autograph letter, signed, from Herschel to Fearon Fallows (BA 1813) from Slough

Herschel/Box 1/Letter 12
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8 December 1816

Part of Papers of Sir John Herschel

Proposes a renewal of the Cambridge examination system to Fallows who has been made an examiner. Suggests that the time is apposite as there are many supporters of changes

Herschel, Sir John Frederick William (1792-1871) Knight, astronomer

Autograph letter, signed, from Herschel to Rev. John William Whittaker, from Slough

Herschel/Box 1/Letter 13
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25 January 1817

Part of Papers of Sir John Herschel

Asks for news of Cambridge acquaintances and gives news of Graham's new book 'On Population'. Gives news of his work on algebra

Herschel, Sir John Frederick William (1792-1871) Knight, astronomer

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