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John Frederick William Herschel
John William Lubbock

Autograph letter signed by sender. Has been induced to become a candidate to represent the University of Cambridge in Parliament and encloses his address. Would like John Frederick William Herschel's support.
29 November 1832 Sender: John William Lubbock Reference number: HS/11/358Sir John Herschel receives the Royal Medal from the Royal Society
1833:
The Medal is awarded "For his paper on nebulae and clusters of stars, published in the Philosophical Transactions for 1833."
Sir John Herschel publishes A treatise on astronomy as part of Dionysius Lardner’s Cabinet Cyclopaedia.
1833
Birth of William James Herschel, son of John Frederick William Herschel and Margaret Brodie Stewart
1833
Sir John Herschel departs for South Africa with his wife and their three children
13 November 1833

Autograph letter signed by sender. Will John Frederick William Herschel be able to dine with the other visitors at Greenwich on Saturday? John Frederick William Herschel has been awarded a Royal Medal. Thinks John Frederick William Herschel is wrong in not desiring a passage to the Cape in a Man of War.
15 May 1833 Sender: John William Lubbock Reference number: HS/11/359Birth of Margaret Louisa Herschel, daughter of John Frederick William Herschel and Margaret Brodie Stewart
1834
Sir John Herschel serves as President of the Literary and Philosophical Society of the Cape of Good Hope
1835
Halley’s comet becomes visible
28 November 1835
Birth of Alexander Stewart Herschel, son of John Frederick William Herschel and Margaret Brodie Stewart
5 February 1836
Victoria becomes Queen of the United Kingdom
20 June 1837
Birth of John Herschel, son of John Frederick William Herschel and Margaret Brodie Stewart
29 October 1837
Sir John Herschel returns from South Africa
1838: A banquet in presence of Queen Victoria is given to celebrate his return to Britain and made a Baronet.
Sir John Herschel serves his first term as President of the Royal Astronomical Society
1839: to 1841
Birth of Maria Sophia Herschel, daughter of John Frederick William Herschel and Margaret Brodie Stewart
1839
William Henry Fox Talbot presents his paper-based photographic process at the Royal Society
1839

Autograph letter signed by sender. Has he succeeded in obtaining a Daguerrotype for J. C. Ross? Thinks one or two would be desirable. Has got one himself and obtained good results. Two of his family are ill, which brings him to town. Hears that John Frederick William Herschel has got colors, which is a great step.
11 October 1839 Sender: John William Lubbock Reference number: HS/11/360
Copy of a letter. Asks John William Lubbock to take on the preparations for the magnetic observations, including the instructing of ships' personnel.
4 August 1839 Sender: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/22/23
Copy of a letter. Has just done photographic experiments using bromine paper, and is very pleased with them. John Frederick William Herschel notes in a postscript that he had just received a letter from W. H. Fox Talbot stating that Fox Talbot had just discovered bromine paper as well.
30 April 1839 Sender: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/25/14/21Sir John Herschel publishes in the Philosophical Transactions
1840: Sir John Herschel publishes “On the chemical action of the rays of the solar spectrum on preparations of silver and other substances, both metallic and non-metallic; and on some photographic processes”

Autograph letter signed by sender. Has read over all John Frederick William Herschel's report. Makes suggestions for alterations and omissions to bring it into line with the wishes of Council.
16 January 1840 Sender: John William Lubbock Reference number: HS/11/361
Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends a copy of his work on the tides. S. D. Poisson's theory is noticed near the end of the 2nd volume of Mecanique. Thinks some experiments are necessary to find the effect of the sun on climate. Has received a note from the Treasury.
27 January 1840 Sender: John William Lubbock Reference number: HS/11/362
Autograph letter signed by sender. Would like John Frederick William Herschel to amalgamate William Whewell's and John William Lubbock's memoirs. Thought the principle of universal gravitation was conceded by all. Treasury have sent back the bills and want the Antarctic ones separated from the Observatories ones. Should take notice of the effect of iron steams [on instruments?].
31 January 1840 Sender: John William Lubbock Reference number: HS/11/363
Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends a copy of the report, which he has looked over with P. M. Roget. S. H. Christie seems averse to altering it. Thinks it important to make observations of the temperature with barometric readings in balloon ascents. Only readings by J. L. Gay-Lussac at present.
8 February 1840 Sender: John William Lubbock Reference number: HS/11/364
Autograph letter signed by sender. Has received letter and report. Will he consider by Thursday whether to refer the report back to the Committee. Does not think the balloons should be too large. Regarding the sun's effect on climate. Presumes Council cannot alter report.
10 March 1840 Sender: John William Lubbock Reference number: HS/11/365
Autograph letter signed by sender. Regrets that John Frederick William Herschel in his address to the Royal Astronomical Society should have omitted to mention the names of P. G. le D. Pontecoulant and John William Lubbock in connection with the calculation of the lunar and planetary perturbations.
14 March 1840 Sender: John William Lubbock Reference number: HS/11/366
Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks for his letter. Will communicate to P. G. le D. Pontecoulant what John Frederick William Herschel has to say about him. It was certainly unwelcome that John Frederick William Herschel should omit John William Lubbock's name when referring to the lunar theory.
20 March 1840 Sender: John William Lubbock Reference number: HS/11/367
Autograph letter signed by sender. Sent an extract of John Frederick William Herschel's letter to P. G. le D. Pontecoulant. Now gives an extract from Pontecoulant's reply. Is sorry they are not to see John Frederick William Herschel at S. J. A. Compton's (2nd Marquis of Northampton) tonight.
28 March 1840 Sender: John William Lubbock Reference number: HS/11/368
Copy of a letter. Royal Society [of London] business about an observatory at the North Cape in Sweden.
31 May 1840 Sender: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/22/53
Copy of a letter. Has received John William Lubbock's memoir on the tides. John Frederick William Herschel would like to amalgamate certain portions with a memoir from William Whewell. John Frederick William Herschel adds some comments on photographic experiments he has made.
29 January 1840 Sender: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/25/14/22Sir Robert Peel becomes Prime Minister
1841
Birth of Amelia Herschel, daughter of John Frederick William Herschel and Margaret Brodie Stewart
1841

Draft letter. As the Committee is to meet on Thursday he thinks it should reconsider its decision not to publish W. H. F. Talbot's paper on the Calotype process. Gives reasons as stated in a letter he has received from Talbot.
10 October 1841 Sender: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/11/369
Autograph letter signed by sender. Placed John Frederick William Herschel's letter before the Committee of Papers but the Committee did not change its views regarding the publication of W. H. F. Talbot's paper. Is pleased John Frederick William Herschel is promoting his experiments so successfully.
15 October 1841 Sender: John William Lubbock Reference number: HS/11/370
Copy of a letter. Comments on a paper on the calotype by W. H. F. Talbot, adding some experiences of his own on the subject.
22 June 1841 Sender: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/22/89
Copy of a letter. Comments on Louis Daguerre's work, and on the question of a North Cape observatory.
20 July 1841 Sender: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/22/93
Copy of draft letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. As the Committee is to meet on Thursday he thinks it should reconsider its decision not to publish W. H. F. Talbot's paper on the Calotype process. Gives reasons as stated in a letter he has received from Talbot.
10 October 1841 Sender: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/22/94
Copy of draft letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. As the Committee is to meet on Thursday he thinks it should reconsider its decision not to publish W. H. F. Talbot's paper on the Calotype process. Gives reasons as stated in a letter he has received from Talbot.
10 October 1841 Sender: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/22/97
Copy of a letter. Comments on balloon ascent report, photographic paper made with vegetable colors, and the need to provide a polarizing crystal to J. B. Biot.
1841-12 Sender: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/22/106Birth of Julia Herschel, daughter of John Frederick William Herschel and Margaret Brodie Stewart
1842
Sir John Herschel publishes in the Philosophical Transactions
1842: Sir John Herschel publishes “On the action of the rays of the solar spectrum on vegetable colours, and on some new photographic processes”
Birth of Matilda Rose Herschel, daughter of John Frederick William Herschel and Margaret Brodie Stewart
1844

Autograph letter signed by sender. J. F. Daniell informs John William Lubbock that the table was calculated by William Galbraith. James Apjohn states everyone is in agreement that the absolute heat of steam is constant, but John William Lubbock disagrees. Intends raising the matter of John Southern's experiments at the next meeting of the B.A.A.S.
28 December 1844 Sender: John William Lubbock Reference number: HS/11/371
Autograph letter signed by sender. Obliged by John Frederick William Herschel's letter. Would he let him know what he thinks of raising the matter of repeating John Southern's experiments. His own eldest son has gone to Langley; he shows little aptitude for figures but a decided turn for Natural History.
31 December 1844 Sender: John William Lubbock Reference number: HS/11/372Sir John Herschel serves as President of the British Association
1845

Autograph letter signed by sender. Will find the reference to S. D. Poisson in his own paper on the Heat of Vapours. The subject is in a state of confusion. John Southern's experiments are detailed in John Robison's Mechanical Philosophy, which can be sent from the Royal Society [of London] library if John Frederick William Herschel does not possess it already.
13 January 1845 Sender: John William Lubbock Reference number: HS/11/373
Autograph letter signed by sender. Much obliged for John Frederick William Herschel calling but regrets he was out. The question [on steam] they have been discussing seems to be answered by a paper by a Prof. Karl Holtzmann he has just come across; comments on this. If John Frederick William Herschel is coming to S. J. A. Compton's (2nd Marquis of Northampton) soiree will he come and dine at St. James' Place?
13 February 1845 Sender: John William Lubbock Reference number: HS/11/374
Autograph letter signed by sender. Was not aware when he wrote his paper that doubt existed regarding the invariability of [the absolute heat of steam?]. Comments on the variations in the theories of S. D. Poisson and Karl Holtzmann. The experiments John Frederick William Herschel suggests would be highly interesting. Would he like to see Holtzmann's paper?
19 February 1845 Sender: John William Lubbock Reference number: HS/11/375
Autograph letter signed by sender. Has no doubt that any improvements John Frederick William Herschel suggests should be published. [John?] Taylor has borrowed Holtzmann's pamphlet, which will be sent as soon as returned. Karl Holtzmann's formula for air appears quite out. Gabriel Lame evades the question. If John Frederick William Herschel writes anything on his calorimeter hopes he will mention the various questions raised.
24 February 1845 Sender: John William Lubbock Reference number: HS/11/376
Autograph letter signed by sender. Further regarding the various theories on the latent heat of steam. Agrees with John Frederick William Herschel regarding the magnetic observations. Hudson's Bay Company has sent a large bill for J. H. Lefroy's expenses, which the Royal Society [of London] declines to pay. Fears that Edward Sabine is out of humor about something.
6 March 1845 Sender: John William Lubbock Reference number: HS/11/377
Autograph letter signed by sender. Now sees John Frederick William Herschel's point regarding the theory of steam. Comments on various experiments. Glad to see John Frederick William Herschel approves of repeating John Southern's experiments. Unable to go to Cambridge; his banking business requires unceasing attention. Doing all he can about the observations. Council will take up the East India observations.
11 March 1845 Sender: John William Lubbock Reference number: HS/11/378
Autograph letter signed by sender. Is John Frederick William Herschel aware that the magnetic and meteorological observations now being made at Greenwich are to cease at the end of the year? As John Frederick William Herschel was zealous for these observations he may care to write to S. J. A. Compton (2nd Marquis of Northampton). It escaped his notice that S. D. Poisson and J. B. Biot referred to saturated steam. Return John Robison and Karl Holtzmann to Mansion House when he has read them. Has consulted Thomas Graham about repeating John Southern's experiments.
18 March 1845 Sender: John William Lubbock Reference number: HS/11/379
Autograph letter signed by sender. Agrees with John Frederick William Herschel that the Government Observatories at the Cape and St. Helena require mature consideration. Greenwich observations are a different matter and were suggested by the Royal Society [of London] Committee of Physics. Has directed the minute to be sent to John Frederick William Herschel. Has been studying the wet bulb question.
22 March 1845 Sender: John William Lubbock Reference number: HS/11/380
Autograph letter signed by sender. The magnetic and meteorological observatories were never part of any other system. Is not certain whether the Visitors had anything to do with these observatories. Captain Herbert in an Indian journal has proposed a formula for the wet bulb thermometer. Has arranged for the notice to be sent to John Frederick William Herschel.
26 March 1845 Sender: John William Lubbock Reference number: HS/11/381
Autograph letter signed by sender. The President was requested to write to the East India Company about the observatories. Continuance of the magnetic observations at Greenwich was referred to the Committee of Physics. Cannot find where Nicolas Clement-Desormes's observations are published. Has been studying the wet bulb problem. Capt. Herbert has denounced the article on hygrometry in Brewster's Encyclopaedia.
5 April 1845 Sender: John William Lubbock Reference number: HS/11/382
Autograph letter signed by sender. Has been with Philip Melvill of the East India Co. discussing the printing of the observations. Would it be a good use of John Frederick William Herschel's photographic papers to take a reverse of William Parsons' (3rd Earl of Rosse) drawings of nebulae? Cannot obtain Nicolas Clement-Desormes's or John Sharpe's papers. Doubts if the mode of measuring latent heat hitherto used can be recommended for accuracy.
17 April 1845 Sender: John William Lubbock Reference number: HS/11/383
Draft letter. Has received the books. Began with Karl Holtzmann's and finds the reasoning at fault. Comments on this. [Marked 'not sent.']
March 1845 Sender: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/11/405
Copy of draft letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Has received the books. Began with Karl Holtzmann's and finds the reasoning at fault. Comments on this. [Marked 'not sent.']
1845-3 Sender: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/25/13/11Birth of Francisca Herschel, daughter of John Frederick William Herschel and Margaret Brodie Stewart
1846
Sir John Herschel serves his second term as Foreign Secretary of the Royal Astronomical Society
1846: To 1847
Sir John Herschel serves his second term as President of the Royal Astronomical Society
1847: Until 1849
Sir John Herschel receives the Copley Medal
1847: Sir John Herschel receives the Copley Medal of the Royal Society "For his work entitled Results of Astronomical Observations made during the years 1834, 1835, 1836, 1837 and 1838, at the Cape of Good Hope; being a completion of a telescopic survey of the whole surface of the visible heavens, commenced in 1825"
Sir John Herschel publishes a paper
1847: Sir John Herschel publishes Results of astronomical observations made during the years 1834, 5, 6, 7, 8, at the Cape of Good Hope; being a completion of a telescopic survey of the whole surface of the visible heavens, commenced in 1825.

Autograph letter signed by sender. Thought his letter had miscarried. Thanks for the gift of his recently published work [Cape Results]. Will be glad to supply any information from his own work on comets, which he hopes to send in the course of a few days. Is studying U. J. J. Leverrier's method of development by elimination.
23 October 1847 Sender: John William Lubbock Reference number: HS/11/384
Autograph letter signed by sender. Regarding his own method of calculating the perturbations of the comets. Expense of computation is high for an individual and a mention by John Frederick William Herschel would bring support for his scheme. Would like to explain his method at an ordinary meeting in January. Every branch of science is facilitated by tables and those he suggests seem most desirable.
25 November 1847 Sender: John William Lubbock Reference number: HS/11/385
Copy of a letter. Has been considering a reply to John William Lubbock's letter of the 25th. Outlines two courses to take and prefers the latter himself. Communicate with Richard Sheepshanks regarding the viva voce.
4 December 1847 Sender: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/11/386
Autograph letter signed by sender. Is obliged by his note and will accordingly write to Richard Sheepshanks. Spot on the sun was very visible to the naked eye recently. Looks forward to seeing John Frederick William Herschel.
18 December 1847 Sender: John William Lubbock Reference number: HS/11/387
Copy of a letter. Comments on John William Lubbock's improvements to planetary theory.
1 June 1847 Sender: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/22/317
Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Has been considering a reply to John William Lubbock's letter of the 25th. Outlines two courses to take and prefers the latter himself. Communicate with Richard Sheepshanks regarding the viva voce.
4 December 1847 Sender: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/22/337
Copy of a letter. Arrangements for John William Lubbock's presentation to be made to the Royal Astronomical Society
16 December 1847 Sender: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/22/338The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood is formed, by John Everett Millais, Dante Gabriel Rosetti and others
1848
Napoleon III is elected first President of France
20 December 1848
Sir John Herschel publishes Outlines of Astronomy.
1849

Autograph letter signed by sender. Even though he was Vice-Chancellor [of London University], he had no opportunity of becoming acquainted with the internal regulations of the colleges connected with the University. Regarding the education of young children. Sends some music for Lady Herschel. Would like them to pay him a visit.
8 December 1849 Sender: John William Lubbock Reference number: HS/11/388Sir John Herschel is appointed Master of the Mint
1850
Sir John Herschel serves as juror of the Great Exhibition
1851

Autograph letter signed by sender. Lady Lubbock has received a letter from a friend of John Frederick William Herschel's and it seems desirable that John Frederick William Herschel should know the contents. Can only communicate it verbally. Sends their congratulations on the forthcoming marriage of Miss Caroline Herschel.
10 December 1852 Sender: John William Lubbock Reference number: HS/11/389
Autograph letter signed by sender. Astronomer Royal and his wife are visiting the Lubbocks on Saturday; will John Frederick William Herschel join them for Saturday and Sunday? Will collect him if he likes. Louisa Herschel was the belle of the Bromley Ball.
22 April 1854 Sender: John William Lubbock Reference number: HS/11/390Birth of Constance Anne Herschel, daughter of John Frederick William Herschel and Margaret Brodie Stewart
1855
Sir John Herschel is elected Foreign Associate of the Institut de France
1855
Sir John Herschel resigns from his position as Master of the Mint
1855

Copy of a letter. Is sending a letter of support for a neighbor for the position of commander of constabulary about to be established in Kent.
19 March 1856 Sender: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/23/167Sir John Herschel publishes in the Proceedings of the Royal Society
1860: Sir John Herschel publishes some “Remarks on colour-blindness" extracted from a referee report on Pole’s paper on the same subject.
Death of Margaret Louisa Marshall, née Herschel, daughter of John Frederick William Herschel and Margaret Brodie Stewart
1861
William Morris established the decorative design firm of Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Company (later Morris & Company)
1861
Charles Dickens publishes Great Expectations as a three-volume book
1861
Sir John Herschel publishes Physical Geography as part of the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
1861
Abraham Lincoln begins his term as President of the United States
4 March 1861

Autograph letter signed by sender. Thinks there is nothing John Frederick William Herschel's son should be afraid of if the Directors will appoint him. Sorry to hear John Frederick William Herschel has been suffering. Lady Lubbock has been to St. Leonards.
29 January 1861 Sender: John William Lubbock Reference number: HS/11/391
Autograph letter signed by sender. Mr. Higham has had to retire due to ill health. If appointed John Frederick William Herschel's son will have nothing to do with the duties of actuary. Hopes to send something about the moon soon.
30 January 1861 Sender: John William Lubbock Reference number: HS/11/392
Autograph letter signed by sender. The Governors find that many of the senior members favor Mr. Stute for the appointment, so in the circumstances thinks it best that John Frederick William Herschel's son should not appear as a candidate.
4 February 1861 Sender: John William Lubbock Reference number: HS/11/393
Copy of a letter. Has got his paper on shooting stars. Comments on John William Lubbock's theories of meteors. Pleased to hear a favorable account of Montague Lubbock.
15 August 1861 Sender: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/11/394
Autograph letter signed by sender. Read his letter with great pleasure. Would like to publish it with John Frederick William Herschel's permission. Incapable of mental exertion himself. Son Neville just married and set up in business. The Lubbocks are going abroad for 3 or 4 weeks. Looks forward to visiting John Frederick William Herschel in September.
18 August 1861 Sender: John William Lubbock Reference number: HS/11/395
Autograph letter signed by sender. Looking forward to their visit to the John Frederick William Herschel's on the ninth. His own children are becoming versed in astronomy. Has sent John Frederick William Herschel's letter to the printer and will send him a proof later.
21 August 1861 Sender: John William Lubbock Reference number: HS/11/396
Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends a proof, which please return with the necessary alterations and additions. John Frederick William Herschel's daughter is quite well.
29 August 1861 Sender: John William Lubbock Reference number: HS/11/397
Autograph letter signed by sender. Has been looking at John Frederick William Herschel's treatise on meteorology, especially the part relating to the barometrical formula. It seems that John Frederick William Herschel missed John William Lubbock's paper on refraction published in Transactions of the Astronomical Society, and is therefore not aware of the true nature of P. S. Laplace's atmosphere; comments on this.
11 September 1861 Sender: John William Lubbock Reference number: HS/11/398
Incomplete clean copy of a letter. About the barometric formula for the measurement of heights. Herschel does not possess the Transactions of the Astronomical Society, which contains John William Lubbock's paper. Had to limit the scope of his article so could not deal with the point mentioned in John William Lubbock's letter. Comments on P. S. Laplace's formula.
14 September 1861 Sender: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/11/399
Rough draft letter. About the barometric formula for the measurement of heights. Herschel does not possess the Transactions of the Astronomical Society, which contains John William Lubbock's paper. Had to limit the scope of his article so could not deal with the point mentioned in John William Lubbock's letter. Comments on P. S. Laplace's formula.
14 September 1861 Sender: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/11/400
Autograph letter signed by sender. Of course John Frederick William Herschel is right; regrets he gave him so much trouble. Hopes his own construction of P. S. Laplace's atmosphere is correct. Hopes John Frederick William Herschel's daughter had a prosperous journey.
18 September 1861 Sender: John William Lubbock Reference number: HS/11/401
Copy of a letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Has got his paper on shooting stars. Comments on John William Lubbock's theories of meteors. Pleased to hear a favorable account of Montague Lubbock.
15 August 1861 Sender: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/23/338
Copy of draft letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. About the barometric formula for the measurement of heights. Herschel does not possess the Transactions of the Astronomical Society, which contains John William Lubbock's paper. Had to limit the scope of his article so could not deal with the point mentioned in John William Lubbock's letter. Comments on P. S. Laplace's formula.
14 September 1861 Sender: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/23/339
Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Has got his paper on shooting stars. Comments on John William Lubbock's theories of meteors. Pleased to hear a favorable account of Montague Lubbock.
15 August 1861 Sender: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/25/15/18
Autograph letter signed by sender. John Frederick William Herschel's conjectures are natural but Augustus De Morgan had nothing to do with John William Lubbock's Treatise on Probability. John William Lubbock wrote it in conjunction with J. E. Drinkwater Bethune, although the title page does not show the names of the authors. Understands what John Frederick William Herschel means about the moon but cannot see what will be gained. Sorry to hear of John Frederick William Herschel's mishap.
12 July 1862 Sender: John William Lubbock Reference number: HS/11/402
Autograph letter signed by sender. Can he recollect the origin of Table V in the Report of the Committee on Meteorology showing the elastic force of aqueous vapor? James Apjohn says John William Lubbock calculated it but John William Lubbock has no recollection. John William Lubbock's mother is in a hopeless state.
Sender: John William Lubbock Reference number: HS/11/403
Autograph letter signed by sender. Many years ago John Frederick William Herschel questioned him about the calculation of the perturbations in an inclined orbit, the satellites of Herschel [Uranus] for example. Has only recently seen the light. Is now confident that he can calculate the perturbations of any planet in any orbit. Gives details and would be glad of John Frederick William Herschel's comments.
Sender: John William Lubbock Reference number: HS/11/404Sir John Herschel publishes his translation of Homer’s Iliad
1866
Sir John Herschel publishes Familiar Lectures on Scientific Subjects
1867
Benjamin Disraeli becomes Prime Minister
1 February 1868
William Gladstone becomes Prime Minister
1 December 1868
Jules Verne serializes Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea
1869: (Vingt Mille Lieues sous les Mers)
