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William Thomas Brande
John Frederick William Herschel
John Frederick William Herschel publishes in the Philosophical Transactions
1826:
John Frederick William Herschel publishes “On the parallax of the fixed stars”.
Notice of resignation from office of Secretary with a request to communicate the resignation to the President [Sir Humphry Davy] and the Council. Letter entered into Council minutes on 16 November 1826.
26 October 1826 Sender: William Thomas Brande Reference number: MC/1/146Joseph Nicéphore Niépce presents his photographs in England for the first time
1827
John Frederick William Herschel and Margaret Brodie Stewart are married in London
3 March 1829
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
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
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. Sending him books and expressing his admiration for John Frederick William Herschel's Prelim. Discourse.
4 July 1833 Sender: William Thomas Brande Reference number: HS/5/94