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Artist, Photographer, b. 1792 - d. 1871

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      • Herschel (John Frederick William)
        Feb. 18, 2024

        Herschel (John Frederick William)

        Est: £300 - £400

        Herschel (John Frederick William) Herschel (John Frederick William) Ink signature ('JFW Herschel') and closing clipped from a letter, 3 x 15cm.

        Chiswick Auctions
      • Sir J.F.W. Herschel (1792-1871), Colonel John Herschel (1837-1921) and fam
        Dec. 15, 2023

        Sir J.F.W. Herschel (1792-1871), Colonel John Herschel (1837-1921) and fam

        Est: £5,000 - £8,000

        Sir J.F.W. Herschel (1792-1871), Colonel John Herschel (1837-1921) and family Correspondence and other papers, late 18th - 20th century...

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      • Herschel (John Frederick William)
        Oct. 10, 2023

        Herschel (John Frederick William)

        Est: £400 - £600

        Herschel (John Frederick William) Ink signature ('JFW Herschel') and closing clipped from a letter, 3 x 15cm.

        Chiswick Auctions
      • British photographer, c.1860s
        May. 24, 2022

        British photographer, c.1860s

        Est: £200 - £300

        British photographer, c.1860s British photographer, c.1860s DROP OF HUMAN BLOOD ON THE MICROSCOPE, c.1860s. Microscopic albumen print, image diameter size, 130mm, mounted in original mount, mount size, 205 x 150mm, from Sir John Herschel school (1792-1871), archivally mounted, with ink annotations and description in lower margin recto.

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      • Herschel, John Frederick William: Vier Aufsätze (in: Philosophical Transactions)
        Apr. 05, 2022

        Herschel, John Frederick William: Vier Aufsätze (in: Philosophical Transactions)

        Est: €200 - €300

        Herschel, John Frederick William. Vier Aufsätze. - In: Philosophical Transactions. 29,5 x 23 cm. Lose Blatt. London 1840-43. -- Poggendorff I, 1089ff. – Erste Ausgabe der bahnbrechenden Schriften zur Photographie (deren Begriff Herschel prägte). 1. 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. Received and Read February 20, 1840. S. 1-59. Mit 1 lithogr. und 1 gestoch. Tafel. (1840). - 2. On the influence of Iodine in rendering several Argentine Compounds, spread on Paper, sensitive to Light, and on a new Method of producing, with greater distinctness, the Photographic Image. Received May 13, - Read June, 1840. S. 325-334. (1840). - 3. On the Action of the Rays of the Solar Spectrum on Vegetable Colours, and on some new Photographic Processes. Received June 15 - Read June 16, 1842. S. 181-214. Mit 1 gefalt. gestoch. Tafel. (1842). - 4. On certain improvements on Photograpühic Processes described in a former Communication, and on the Parathermic Rays of the Solar Spectrum. Received Novemebr 17, - Read November 17, 1842. S. 1-6. (1842). – Wohlerhalten.

        Bassenge Auctions
      • Sir John Frederick William HERSCHEL. Autograph letter.
        Dec. 02, 2021

        Sir John Frederick William HERSCHEL. Autograph letter.

        Est: €2,000 - €2,500

        Sir John Frederick William HERSCHEL. 1792-1871 Minuta della prima stesura del saggio “On the Origin of Force”.1865 "and the first and greatest question which Philosophy has to resolve, in its attempt to make out a Kosmos... is whether we can derive any light from our internal consciousness of thought, reason, power". In 8vo oblungo, mm. 143x220; un foglio scritto solo sul recto in inchiostro nero. Testo in inglese in grafia minuta, con alcune correzioni e cancellature. Bell’esemplare. In questo celebre saggio, pubblicato su The Fortnightly Review, il celebre astronomo espone l'origine della sua teoria, il cui ruolo è centrale, deve basarsi su ipotesi e che deve essere sottoposta a rigorosi controlli ed esperimenti volti a negarne la validità. Questo manoscritto relativo alla parte finale del saggio è sicuramente il primo numero, con importanti differenze rispetto al testo a stampa pubblicato nel 1865 nel primo volume della rivista, alle pagine 435-442. Le frasi finali sono: “Constituted as the human mind is, if nature be not interpretable through these conceptions, it is not interpretable at all j and the only reason we can have for troubling ourselves about it is either the utilitarian one of bettering our condition by " subduing nature " to our use through a more complete understanding of its " laws," so as to throw ourselves into its grooves, and thereby reach our ends more readily and effectually”.

        Bado e Mart
      • Victorian Era, Eminent Figures, c.1860s
        Dec. 01, 2021

        Victorian Era, Eminent Figures, c.1860s

        Est: £1,000 - £1,500

        Victorian Era, Eminent Figures, c.1860s Victorian Era, Eminent Figures, c.1860s EXCEPTIONAL ALBUM OF 153 CARTE DE VISITE OF EMINENT VICTORIANS, c.1860s, including David Brewster (1781-1868, Physicist) by James Valentine (1815-1879), Sir John Herschel (1792-1871, Astronomer) by Samuel A. Walker, 2 of Sir Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875, Scientist) by James Valentine and Hills & Saunders, Ralph Waldo Emerson by Elliott and Fry, 2 of Ferdinand Maximillian I (1832-1867, Emperor of Mexico) by Robert Jefferson Bingham (c.1824-1870) and by Ghemar Freres (active 1860s), Warren de la Rue (1815-1889, Astronomer) by Ernest Edwards (1837-1903), Michael Faraday (1791-1867, Scientist) by Antoine François Jean Claudet (1797-1867), Johann Strauss II (1825-1899, Composer), Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868, Italian Composer), Jean-Baptiste Faure (1830-1914, Baritone by Carjat, Franz Liszt (1811-1886, Composer) by Reutlinger, 2 of Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864, Composer) by Numa Blanc and Pierre Petit, Emperor Maximillian I and Empress Carlota (1840-1927) by Neurdein, August Wilhelmj (1845-1908, Violinist) by Frit Luckhardt, Charles Gounod (181801893, Composer) by Desmaisons, Joseph Joachim (1831-1907, Violinist) by Bassano, Anton Rubinstein (1829-1894, Pianist and Composer) by Elliott & Fry (active 1863-1930), 2 of George Macdonald (1824-1905, Author and Poet) by Elliott & Fry and W. Jeffrey, Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881, Historian) by Elliott & Fry, Tom Hood (1835-1874, Humorist) by Elliott & Fry, 4 of Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892, Poet) by John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901) & Elliott & Fry, Harriett Martineau (1802-1876, Socialist) by M. Bowness, 2 of Charles Dickens (1812-1870, Writer) by C. Paragon, 2 of Alphonse de Lamartine (1790-1869, Author) by Alexandre Martin and Franck, 2 of Victor Hugo (1802-1885, Writer) by Pierre Petit and Carjat, Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864, Novelist) by C. Ferranti, William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1863, Writer) by Herbert Watkins), 3 of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882, Writer) by The London Stereoscopic Company and Houghton, Mark Lemon (1809-1870, Editor of Punch) by Elliott & Fry, John Ruskin (1819-1900, Writer) by Elliott & Fry, Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800-1859, Historian) by Maull & Polyblank, Alexander Dumas fils (1824-1895, Writer), Alphonse de Lamartine by Pierre Petit, 3 of Alexander Dumas Pere (1802-1870 Writer), 1 by Liebert & Co., showing him with Miss Adah Menken (1835-1868, American Actress), 2 others by J. Ruwner and Reutlingen, Pierre Adolphe Piorry (1794-1879, Physician) by Pierre Petit, Alfred Velpeau (1795-1867, Anatomist) by Pierre Petit, Revd Charles Kinsley (1819-1875, Writer) by J. Mayall, Dr Henri-Louis Roger (1809-1891, Pediatrician) by Pierre Petit, Sir Richard Owen (1804-1892, Biologist and Anatomist) by Maull, Dr William Whewell (1794-1867, Polymath) by Maull, Hermann David Weber (1823-1918, Physician) by Lenthall, Dr Lyon Playfair (1818-1874, Scientist) by T. Rodgers, Leon Gambetta (1838-1882, French Lawyer and Politician) by Etienne Carjat, Cornelius Conway Felton (1807-1883, American Educator) by Warren, Professor Evangelinos Apostolides Sophocles (1807-1883, Scholar) by Warren, Jean Louise Rodolphe Agassiz (1807-1873, biologist and Geologist) by Warren, Professor James Russell Lowell (1819-1891, Romantic Poet) by Warren, Professor Benjamin Peirce (1809-1880, American Mathematician), Dr William Wallace (1791-1837, Doctor), 2 of James Young Simpson (1811-1870, Obstetrician) by Ross & Thompson and E. W. Dallas, 2 of Florence Nightingale (1820-1910, Nurse and Hospital Reformer), Jenny Lind (1820-1887, The Swedish Nightingale, Singer) by W. E. Kilburn, 2 of William Holman Hunt (1827-1910, Pre-Raphaelite Painter) by Elliott and Fry and the London Stereoscopic Co., Thomas Couture (1815-1879, History Painter), by Pierre Petit, Gustave Dore (1832-1883, Artist and Etcher) by Elliott & Fry, Horatio McCulloch (1805-1867, Scottish Landscape Painter) by Tunny, Thomas Faed (1826-1900, Painter) by Elliott & Fry, Michael Faraday by Antoine Claudet, Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882, Pre Raphaelite Painter) by Downey, Charles Robert Leslie (1794-1859, Painter and Writer) by Mayall, John Leech (1817-1864, Caricaturist) by Caldesi Blanford, Edward Armitage (1817-1896, RA) and Walter William Ouless (1848-1924, Portrait Painter) pictured together by J. Shivas of Peterhead, 2 of Miss Elizabeth Thompson, Lady Butler (1846-1933, Battle Painter), by the London Stereoscopic Society and R.W. Thrupp, Franz Xavier Winterhalter (1805-1873, Painter and Lithographer) by Pierre Petit, James Clark Hook (1819-1907, Painter and Etcher) by Elliott & Fry, Conder by Mayer & Pierson, “Felix of Antwerp, celebrated painer born without arms”, Thomas Creswick (1811-1869, Painter) by Caldesi & Blanford, John Henry Foley (1818-1874, Sculptor) by Elliott & Fry, Sir John Everett Millais (1829-1896, PRA, Illustrator) by Elliott & Fry, Edwin Landseer (1802-1873 , Painter of Animals) by John & Charles Watkins, David Roberts (1796-1864, Painter known for the Holy Land) by Calderi, Edward Mathew Ward (1816-1879, Painter) with autograph note on the verso, 2 of John Phillip (1817-1867, Portrait Painter) by Elliott & Fry one with autograph note on the verso, Daniel Maclise (1806-1870, History Painter) by Elliott & Fry, Lewis Foreman Day (1845-1910, Decorative Artist in the Arts and Crafts Movement) by Valentine Blanchard, signed and dated under the photo, July 1872, Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865, 16th President of the United States) by Elliott & Fry, James Butler by C. D. Fredericks, American Civil War General by E. Anthony, 1862, Jefferson Davis (1808-1889, President of the Confederate States) by Charles D. Fredricks & Co., Sir James Outram, 1st Bart (1803-1863, Lieutenant General, the Bayard of India) by Kilburn, Admiral Cochrane (Lord Dundonald, 1775-1860, Admiral of the Red) by Maull & Polyblank, Field Marshal John Colburne (1st Baron, 1778-1863) by J. Hawke, Austen Henry Layard (1817-1894, Traveller and Archaeologist) by Downey, 2 of Christina Nilsson (1843-1921, Swedish Soprano) by Reutlinger, 2 of Kate Josephine Bateman (1842-1917, Actress) by C. D. Fredricks, Johnnie Parland fishing by J. Green, Caversham, Matthew Webb (1848-1883, Fist Person to swim the English Channel) by Horatio King, Adelina Patti (1843-1919, Opera Singer) by Mayer & Pierson, Edward Askew Sothern (1826-1881, Actor) by H. Herring, Charles James Mathews (1803-1878, Actor) by Heath and Beau, Charles Kean (1811-1868, Actor) by Southwell, 2 of William Macready (1793-1873, Actor) by P. E. Chappuis and A. Claudet, 2 of Italo Gardoni (1821-1882, Operatic Tenor) by Caldesi Blanford and Mayer & Pierson, 2 of Marietta Alboni (1823-1894, Italian Contralto) by Caldesi Blanford and Mayer & Pierson, Charles and Hemry Webb as the Two Dromios for the RSC, by Southwell, Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923, French Actress) by Melandri, 2 of Jules Leotard (1838-1870, French Acrobat and Aerialist) 1 by Disderi, the other hand tinted. Early carte of a boy by Ayling, 4 of Charles Blondin (1824-1897, French Tightrope walker and Acrobat) 3 by Negretti & Zambra and finally Signor Ethardo, (1825-1911,the Spiral Ascensionist )by W. S. Laroche. Bound together in a contemporary brassbound morocco album.

        Chiswick Auctions
      • HERSCHEL, Sir John Frederick William (1792-1871) The Herschel family colle
        Jul. 14, 2021

        HERSCHEL, Sir John Frederick William (1792-1871) The Herschel family colle

        Est: £20,000 - £30,000

        HERSCHEL, Sir John Frederick William (1792-1871) The Herschel family collection of 69 offprints, extracts and separate publications by Sir John F. Herschel, 1813-1850. HERSCHEL, Sir John Frederick William (1792-1871) The Herschel family collection of 69 offprints, extracts and separate publications by Sir John F. Herschel, 1813-1850. An exceptional collection of 69…

        Christie's
      • Sir John Frederick William HERSCHEL. Autograph letter.
        Jul. 23, 2020

        Sir John Frederick William HERSCHEL. Autograph letter.

        Est: €2,000 - €2,500

        Sir John Frederick William HERSCHEL. 1792-1871 Minute of the first issue of the essay “On the Origin of Force”. 1865 “and the first and greatest question which Philosophy has to resolve, in its attempt to make out a Kosmos… is whether we can derive any light from our internal consciousness of thought, reason, power" In 8vo oblong, mm. 143x220; A sheet written only on the recto, black ink. Text in English, minute hand writing in italics, some corrections and deletions. Excellent condition.

        Bado e Mart
      • HERSCHEL, John Frederick William, Sir. Autograph letter
        Oct. 09, 2018

        HERSCHEL, John Frederick William, Sir. Autograph letter

        Est: €2,800 - €3,500

        HERSCHEL, John Frederick William, Sir. 1792-1871 Minuta della prima stesura del saggio “On the Origin of Force”1865 “and the first and greatest question which Philosophy has to resolve, in its attempt to make out a Kosmos … is whether we can derive any light from our internal consciousness of thought, reason, power" In 8vo oblong, mm. 143x220; A sheet written only on the recto, black ink. Text in English, timy hand writing in italics, some corrections and deletions. Excellent condition.

        Bado e Mart
      • * Herschel (John Frederick William, 1792-1871). 'The Forty-Foot Telescope at Slough', photographic print made in 1890 [by John Werge] from John Herschel's glass negative of [9 September] 1839,
        Mar. 09, 2018

        * Herschel (John Frederick William, 1792-1871). 'The Forty-Foot Telescope at Slough', photographic print made in 1890 [by John Werge] from John Herschel's glass negative of [9 September] 1839,

        Est: £1,000 - £1,500

        circular silver print (diameter 92mm), some small areas of abrasions or insect damage to paper surface, mounted on paper support incorporating printed title and descriptive letterpress and dated August 1890, with signatures of Herschel's two sons, mounted on card, framed in period wooden frame, glazed, contemporary Ryman & Co. stationery label (split) and fragment of related (or original) printed paper descriptive notice to frame verso, overall 40 x 49cm - Quantity (1)

        Dominic Winter Auctions
      • HANDWRITTEN LETTER BY SIR JOHN HERSCHEL
        Jul. 13, 2017

        HANDWRITTEN LETTER BY SIR JOHN HERSCHEL

        Est: $200 - $300

        Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1st Baronet KH FRS (1792 - 1871) was an English astronomer. Letter is dated 1867 and addressed to a General Valein? (sp). Letter is four panel and measures 4.25 x 7 inches.

        Dirk Soulis Auctions
      • HERSCHEL, John Frederick William, Sir (1792-1871). 'Consideration of Variou
        Nov. 25, 2014

        HERSCHEL, John Frederick William, Sir (1792-1871). 'Consideration of Variou

        Est: £1,000 - £1,500

        HERSCHEL, John Frederick William, Sir (1792-1871). 'Consideration of Various

        Christie's
      • HERSCHEL JOHN: (1792-1871) English Mathematician,
        Jul. 13, 2013

        HERSCHEL JOHN: (1792-1871) English Mathematician,

        Est: €125 - €200

        HERSCHEL JOHN: (1792-1871) English Mathematician, Astronomer, Chemist & experimental Photographer. A.L.S., J F W Herschel, one page, 4to, Slough, 5th March 1839, to a gentleman (Captain Stockenstrom). Herschel thanks his correspondent for their 'consolatory intelligence' and continues 'I return you Mr. R. Napier's note and wish you a pleasant journey northwards & to Holland' although adds that he hopes to call on him before his departure. A slim 12mo piece bearing Stockenstrom's name, in the hand of Herschel and evidently clipped from the envelope, is neatly laid down at the head of the letter. Some slight traces of former mounting to the verso, otherwise VG. £100-150

        International Autograph Auctions Europe, S.L.
      • Apr. 30, 2013

        Est: £100 - £200

        The Philosophy of Nature, AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed "from the Author" on front free endpaper, to Sir John Herschel (1792-1871, astronomer), with his critical quote from Pope on rear endpaper, publisher's cloth, [Herschel Cat. 399], 1860--DOWNING (JOSEPH) A Treatise on the Disorders of Horned Cattle, uncut, early boards, pasted over with slightly later paper, Kidderminster, [1807], 8vo; and 4 others (6)

        Bonhams
      • Signed Sir John F W Herschel Photo by J M Cameron
        Nov. 05, 2012

        Signed Sir John F W Herschel Photo by J M Cameron

        Est: $1,000 - $1,500

        SIGNED PHOTO - Sir John Frederick William Herschel (1792-1871), British Astronomer and Seminal Photographer, an albumen photo by Julia Margaret Cameron, boldly signed by Herschel and dated '70, framed, matted and glazed, SS: 4" x 2 1/2", OS: 8" x 6 1/2", spotting to photo. From the Marvin Sadik Collection.

        Thomaston Place Auction Galleries
      • Autographs: John F. W. Herschel
        Jan. 18, 2012

        Autographs: John F. W. Herschel

        Est: $600 - $800

        Autographs: John F. W. Herschel British mathematician, astronomer, and inventor (1792-1871) known for his discoveries related to the moons of Saturn and Uranus and for his pioneering work in early photographic processes, including coining the word 'photography' itself. ALS signed "JFW Herschel," one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, May 20, 1843. Letter to an unidentified gentleman. In full: "I beg to thank you for your account of The Aurora. I cannot account for the apparent fixity of the luminous patches as seen by you contrasted with their southward movement here. The low arch showed here might rise to 10° altitude. As you saw it at 30° from Durham it would seem to have been vertical over South Yorkshire and somewhere about 38 miles high. The magnet was more affected at Kelso then at any period since the observations commenced-3 years or more." In fine condition, with intersecting folds, writing lightly showing through from opposing sides, and a light block of toning to signed page, some extending lightly over the signature.The Aurora Borealis witnessed by Herschel and countless others two weeks before this letter was composed is considered by astronomers to have been one of the most brilliant displays known-and one that Herschel said was the greatest he had witnessed.

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      • Herschel, Sir John Frederick William
        Dec. 03, 2011

        Herschel, Sir John Frederick William

        Est: $600 - $800

        Herschel, Sir John Frederick William. (1792-1871) Astronomer, chemist, and contributor to the science of optics and photography. Two Autograph Letters Signed: (1) four pages, Sept. 24, 1849, to Scotttish poet and dramatist Joanna Baillie (1762-1851) regarding her poem "Ahalya Baee," which was published in 1849 and subsequently republished as "Allahabad" in 1904. "Ahalya Baee...has delighted us exceedngly...tale of a jewel of woman & a queen tried sorely both by good and evil...delightful to see your poetical powers still so fresh & so fluent...." (2) Nov. 10, 1869 to an unidentified woman, "Both Lady Herschel and myself think you will like to see the mention of our son John in the next edition of my "Astronomy"...and show that the spirit of astronomy is not yet extinct in the family...[.He] worked very hard at that eclipse of 1868...." Estimated Value $600 - 800

        Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
      • Autograph - John F. W. Herschel
        Feb. 09, 2011

        Autograph - John F. W. Herschel

        Est: $600 - $800

        British mathematician, astronomer, and inventor (1792-1871) known for his discoveries related to the moons of Saturn and Uranus and for his pioneering work in early photographic processes, including coining the word 'photography' itself. ALS signed "JFW Herschel," one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, May 20, 1843. Letter to an unidentified gentleman. In full: "I beg to thank you for your account of The Aurora. I cannot account for the apparent fixity of the luminous patches as seen by you contrasted with their southward movement here. The low arch showed here might rise to 10° altitude. As you saw it at 30° from Durham it would seem to have been vertical over South Yorkshire and somewhere about 38 miles high. The magnet was more affected at Kelso then at any period since the observations commenced-3 years or more." In fine condition, with intersecting folds, writing lightly showing through from opposing sides, and a light block of toning to signed page, some extending lightly over the signature.The Aurora Borealis witnessed by Herschel and countless others two weeks before this letter was composed is considered by astronomers to have been one of the most brilliant displays known-and one that Herschel said was greatest he had witnessed.

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      • Herschel, Sir John Frederick William (1792-1871), Autograph manuscript, [c. June, 1845], sixty-four pages, loose within a three-quar...
        Nov. 14, 2010

        Herschel, Sir John Frederick William (1792-1871), Autograph manuscript, [c. June, 1845], sixty-four pages, loose within a three-quar...

        Est: $2,000 - $4,000

        Herschel, Sir John Frederick William (1792-1871), Autograph manuscript, [c. June, 1845], sixty-four pages, loose within a three-quarter morocco small folio, notes of a speech delivered before the British Association at Cambridge University, June 19th, 1845, a lengthy speech where he lauds Cambridge men, discusses the importance of continuing astronomical research and also mentioning Antarctic expeditions and Sir John Ross, with redactions, (chipping and minor toning). Provenance: Presented by the author to Edward Everett.

        Skinner
      • Autographs: John F. W. Herschel
        Sep. 15, 2010

        Autographs: John F. W. Herschel

        Est: $1,000 - $1,500

        Autographs: John F. W. Herschel - British mathematician, astronomer, and inventor (1792-1871) known for his discoveries related to the moons of Saturn and Uranus and for his pioneering work in early photographic processes, including coining the word 'photography' itself. ALS signed "J. F. W. Herschel," four pages on two adjoining sheets, 7.5 x 9, May 10, 1844. Letter to an unidentified gentleman in Parliament. In part: "I have just seen in the Times of yesterday the Draft of a bill for the future regulations of Savings Banks. One claim limits deposits in them to 20£ in any one year. Another disallows trust accounts and a third limits the interest (after a year or so) to £ 2:13:6 per annum. If the bill is intended to affect only Savings Banks it will be to the ‚Friends Society' merely an inconvenience-but if it be intended as the precursor of a general reduction of interest in the case of such Societies as that [...] it will I fear so far cripple us that in a district like this which is felt to be an unpromising one it will leave us very little chance of success [...] the reduction from 3_ to 2_ per Cent is a very formidable one.-At all events it nullifies all our tables and to recalculate them at 2_ will be a work of time, serious responsibility and heavy expense-yet with the immediate prospect of this‚ Casus Foederis' hanging over us it would I think be very unwise [...] to enter into contracts with any who may now apply which we should speedily have to modify to their disadvantage...I have therefore written to Mr. Hennisar requesting him to write circulars to all the Parishes recommending them to take no public steps...till we have some distinct knowledge of the tooting on which we are to stand." In very good condition, with intersecting mailing folds, one through a single letter of signature, and scattered soiling and toning.

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      • HERSCHEL, John Frederick William, Sir (1792-1871). "Account of Observations Made with a Twenty-Feet Reflecting Telescope." Extract from: The Memoirs of the Astronomical Society of London . Vol.3, pp.47-63. London: Printed by Richard Taylor,
        Jun. 17, 2008

        HERSCHEL, John Frederick William, Sir (1792-1871). "Account of Observations Made with a Twenty-Feet Reflecting Telescope." Extract from: The Memoirs of the Astronomical Society of London . Vol.3, pp.47-63. London: Printed by Richard Taylor,

        Est: $2,000 - $3,000

        HERSCHEL, John Frederick William, Sir (1792-1871). "Account of Observations Made with a Twenty-Feet Reflecting Telescope." Extract from: The Memoirs of the Astronomical Society of London. Vol.3, pp.47-63. London: Printed by Richard Taylor, 1827. 4o (279 x 222 mm). Disbound; quarter morocco slipcase. Provenance: Robert Honeyman (his sale part IV, Sotheby's London, 6 November 1979, lot 1659). FIRST EDITION of the second part of Herschel's six-part catalog of double stars. The 20-foot telescope that he used in his observations was the largest telescope in the world at that time. [Bound with:] CHRISTIE, Samuel Hunter (1784-1865). "On Mutual Action of the Particles of Magnetic Bodies, and on the Law of Variation of the Magnetic Forces Generated at Different Distances during Rotation." Extract from: Philosophical Transactions, pp.3-53. London: Printed by W. Nicol, 1827. 4o. One plate. Provenance: Davies Gilbert (1767-1839), member of Parliament and president of the Royal Society from 1827-1830 (presentation inscription from the author on title-page). FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Christie to Gilbert on the title-page. -- CHRISTIE. "On the Laws of the Deviation of Magnetized Needles Towards Iron." Extract from: Philosophical Transactions, pp.325-360. London: Printed by Richard Taylor, 1828. Title-page. 4o. Provenance: Davies Gilbert (presentation inscription from Christie on title-page). FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Christie to Gilbert on the title-page. -- CHRISTIE. "On Magnetic Influence in the Solar Rays." Extract from: Philosophical Transactions, pp.379-396. London: Printed by Richard Taylor, 1828. 4o. Provenance: Davies Gilbert (presentation inscription from the author on title-page). FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Christie to Gilbert on the title-page. -- BARLOW, Peter (1776-1862). "An Account of a Series of Experiments Made with a View to the Construction of an Achromatic Telescope with a Fluid Concave Lens..." Extract from: Philosophical Transactions, pp.105-112. [London, 1828]. 4o. Provenance: Davies Gilbert (presentation inscription from the author on title-page). FIRST EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by Barlow to Gilbert on p.105. (2)

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      • SIR JOHN FREDERICK WILLIAM HERSCHEL, 1ST BARONET (1792-1871)
        Dec. 13, 2006

        SIR JOHN FREDERICK WILLIAM HERSCHEL, 1ST BARONET (1792-1871)

        Est: £1,000 - £1,500

        Carte-de-visite photograph signed (on mount, 'J.F.W. Herschel'), and dated, 10 May 1870, the photograph a head and shoulders image by Julia Margaret Cameron, signed and inscribed by her ('From life Copyright Julia Margaret Cameron'), 84 x 58mm (102 x 64mm with mount), (somewhat speckled). JULIA MARGARET CAMERON'S CELEBRATED PORTRAIT OF HERSCHEL. Herschel's discovery that hyposulphite of soda dissolves silver salts was a major step in the prehistory of photography. It was during his residence in southern Africa, 1833-38, that he most closely studied photography, introducing a number of key terms to the vocabulary, including 'positive', 'negative', 'snap-shot' and 'photographer'. Herschel and Julia Margaret Cameron met at the Cape in 1835, and he was to be something of a mentor to her career as a photographer (which began almost 30 years later). Cameron's patent for the present, the best known of her series of portraits of Herschel, was granted on 9 April 1867.

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      • [BABBAGE, Charles (1791-1871) and John HERSCHEL (1792-1871)] "Preface." In Memoirs of the
        Feb. 23, 2005

        [BABBAGE, Charles (1791-1871) and John HERSCHEL (1792-1871)] "Preface." In Memoirs of the

        Est: $1,000 - $1,500

        [BABBAGE, Charles (1791-1871) and John HERSCHEL (1792-1871)] "Preface." In Memoirs of the Analytical Society 1813 (Cambridge: printed by J. Smith... and sold by Deighton & Sons [etc.], 1813). Pages. i-xxii. 4o. Lacking pages. 29-33 that do not concern Babbage's articles. Modern cloth. FIRST EDITION. Babbage, Herschel, George Peacock, and several other mathematically minded students at Cambridge University founded the Analytical Society, dedicated to the reform of mathematics in Britain, in 1812. This is the only volume of its Memoirs. It is also Babbage's first publication. Mathematics at British universities-and by extension the entire country-had become stagnant over the previous century, due to the universities' partisan adherence to Newton's dot-notation and method of fluxions over the more powerful Leibnitzian differential methods and d-notation used in Europe. The first objective of the Society was to promote the continental method as embodied in Lacroix's Sur le calcul diffiérentiel et intiégrale (1802), which Babbage deemed "so perfect that any comment was unnecessary" (Babbage 1864, 28). In 1813 the Society published its single volume of Memoirs, written entirely by Babbage and Herschel; in deciding upon a title for the work, Babbage punningly suggested that it should be called "The Principle of pure D-ism in opposition to the Dot-age of the University" (Babbage 1864, 29). Van Sinderen 1980, no. 1. When OOC was written OCLC cited three copies, and there were no copies cited in RLIN. OOC 17, 18.

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      • Herschel, Sir John Frederick William (1792-1871)
        Nov. 21, 2004

        Herschel, Sir John Frederick William (1792-1871)

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        Results of Astronomical Observations made during 1834-1838, London: Smith, Elder and Co., 1847, original cloth, with frontispiece and seventeen plates, 4to, (binding frayed, boards loose). DSB VI, 326; Norman 1056. Note: Ex-libris Edward Everett.

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      • SIR JOHN HERSCHEL (1792-1871)
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        SIR JOHN HERSCHEL (1792-1871)

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        Castle of Chillon, near view, Dent du Midi and upper end of Lake of Geneva Camera Lucida pencil drawing. September 15, 1821. Signed, titled, dated and annotated No 338 in ink on the recto; titled and dated in pencil on the verso. 71/2 x 111/4in. (19.1 x 28.6cm.) LITERATURE Schaaf, Tracings of Light: Sir John Herschel & The Camera Lucida, pl. 7. SALESROOM NOTICE Please note the provenance of this work is from the Collection of Graham Nash.

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