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The Royal Society: Science in the Making

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3 letters from Thomas Drummond; 1 letter from John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel is elected Foreign correspondent of the Académie des sciences

1830

Birth of Caroline Emilia Mary Herschel, daughter of John Frederick William Herschel and Margaret Brodie Stewart

31 March 1830

John Frederick William Herschel is nominated for the presidency of the Royal Society, loses by 8 votes to the Duke of Sussex

30 November 1830

Autograph letter signed by sender. Would like John Frederick William Herschel's drawing of the lake [?] measuring operation.

8 March 1830 Sender: Thomas Drummond Reference number: HS/6/453
1831

Mary Somerville publishes Mechanism of the Heavens

1831

Sir John Herschel is created Knight of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order

1831

Sir John Herschel publishes Preliminary Discourse on the Study of Natural Philosophy as part of Dionysius Lardner’s Cabinet Cyclopaedia.

1831

Birth of Isabella Herschel, daughter of John Frederick William Herschel and Margaret Brodie Stewart

5 June 1831

1832

Autograph letter signed by sender. Capt. Beaufort has just put two of John Frederick William Herschel's letters into his hands. Is conscious of the kindly way in which John Frederick William Herschel entered into the problem. Would like the chance of a conversation with him on the subject.

14 June 1832 Sender: Thomas Drummond Reference number: HS/6/454

Copy of a letter. Comments on comparison of boroughs based on assessed value and on taxation.

29 February 1832 Sender: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/21/103
1833

Sir 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. As he leads a roving life he did not receive John Frederick William Herschel's letter until a few days ago. Answers John Frederick William Herschel's problem concerning some method of measurement in his surveying.

25 June 1833 Sender: Thomas Drummond Reference number: HS/6/455