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William Allen Miller
John Frederick William Herschel
Autograph letter signed by sender. The yellow substance turns out to be pentasulfide of arsenic, with a slight excess of sulfur; comments on its properties.
26 November 1859 Sender: William Allen Miller , William Allen Miller Reference number: HS/12/344
Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks for the photographic notes and for the remarks on color blindness. The remarks on the composition of colors interested him as he has difficulty in distinguishing shades of brown and green.
10 December 1859 Sender: William Allen Miller , William Allen Miller Reference number: HS/12/345
1860
Sir 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.
1861
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
1865
Autograph letter signed by sender. William Allen Miller's friend William Huggins is a candidate for the fellowship of the Royal Society [of London] and would be pleased for John Frederick William Herschel's support. Please return the certificate to William Allen Miller when he has signed.
17 January 1865 Sender: William Allen Miller , William Allen Miller Reference number: HS/12/346
1866
Sir John Herschel publishes his translation of Homer’s Iliad
1866
1867
Sir John Herschel publishes Familiar Lectures on Scientific Subjects
1867
1868
Benjamin Disraeli becomes Prime Minister
1 February 1868
William Gladstone becomes Prime Minister
1 December 1868
1869
Jules Verne serializes Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea
1869: (Vingt Mille Lieues sous les Mers)
Autograph letter signed by sender. The Meteorological Committee of the Royal Society [of London] is about to commence publishing the summary of the observation collected from the seven observatories. Would like John Frederick William Herschel's advice on method of publishing the barometric observations.
16 March 1869 Sender: William Allen Miller , William Allen Miller Reference number: HS/12/347
Draft letter. Is fully satisfied with the objections in William Allen Miller's letter regarding the individual records of barometric pressure. Gives advice on how the records should be shown.
18 March 1869 Sender: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS/12/348