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Herschel6596

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Elizabeth Colling
Date:
[31 July 1870]
Source of text:
RS:HS 24.324
Summary:

Of talking fishes, a great meteor falling in Tripoli, and the 'madness of man' in the wake of the Franco-Prussian War.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6597

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Elizabeth Colling
Date:
[18 August 1870]
Source of text:
RS:HS 24.325
Summary:

Comments about some pieces of German poetry.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6598

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Elizabeth Colling
Date:
[19 October 1870]
Source of text:
RS:HS 24.335
Summary:

Recounts various reports of phenomena in the sky related to the 'great Moscow phenomenon' of 'mock Suns and inverted Arches.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6599

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Elizabeth Colling
Date:
[4 November 1870]
Source of text:
RS:HS 24.338
Summary:

Thanks for the clippings about an aurora; thoughts on the relationship of poetry to music.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6620

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Elizabeth Colling
Date:
[26 January 1858]
Source of text:
RS:HS 23.220
Summary:

Thanks for the gift of a book of verse.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6621

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Elizabeth Colling
Date:
[15 September 1858]
Source of text:
RS:HS 23.240
Summary:

Acknowledges receipt of a communication about a comet/meteor from EC.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6622

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Elizabeth Colling
Date:
[24 July 1859]
Source of text:
RS:HS 23.267
Summary:

Note accompanying something being discussed in the music world.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6623

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Elizabeth Colling
Date:
[28 August 1859]
Source of text:
RS:HS 23.273
Summary:

Thanks for some verses; comments on the current state of Indian religious society.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6624

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Elizabeth Colling
Date:
[17 October 1859]
Source of text:
RS:HS 23.280
Summary:

Apology for delay in returning a biographical note; some concern about state of Indian society.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6625

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Elizabeth Colling
Date:
[12 July 1861]
Source of text:
RS:HS 23.333
Summary:

Sends a work on physical geography in return for a receipt of some lines of poetry.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6626

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Elizabeth Colling
Date:
[3 January 1863]
Source of text:
RS:HS 24.3
Summary:

Thanks for a number of items of poetry and sends EC a translation of some poetry by Friedrich Schiller.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6627

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Elizabeth Colling
Date:
[14 January 1863]
Source of text:
RS:HS 24.6
Summary:

Thanks for a collection of poems; comments on lunar eclipses.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6628

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Elizabeth Colling
Date:
[15 December 1863]
Source of text:
RS:HS 24.25
Summary:

About a great meteor seen earlier in the year; JH is slowly translating Homer's Iliad.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6629

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Elizabeth Colling
Date:
[8 March 1864]
Source of text:
RS:HS 24.34
Summary:

Coincidences between observations of a meteor seen by EC and another account.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6630

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Elizabeth Colling
Date:
[10 December 1864]
Source of text:
RS:HS 24.76
Summary:

Comments about translating Homer and about other translations appearing.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6631

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Elizabeth Colling
Date:
[26 April 1865]
Source of text:
RS:HS 24.107
Summary:

Comments on the unevenness of generations; speculations about life on Uranus; expects to finish translation of the Iliad by the end of the year.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6632

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Elizabeth Colling
Date:
[13 January 1866]
Source of text:
RS:HS 24.137
Summary:

Has sent his translation of Homer's Iliad to the publisher and is having a collection of the best portions sent to EC.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6633

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Elizabeth Colling
Date:
[16 February 1866]
Source of text:
RS:HS 24.142
Summary:

Main object in translating Homer was to 'wipe off the stigma cast on English hexameters by such people as Tennyson.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6634

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Elizabeth Colling
Date:
[4 October 1866]
Source of text:
RS:HS 24.170
Summary:

Thanks for EC's poetry; comments on other translators of Homer, and on mythical beasts.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel6635

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Elizabeth Colling
Date:
[10 December 1866]
Source of text:
RS:HS 24.180
Summary:

On the 'Great Phenomenon' of 13 and 14 Nov. [meteor shower]; JH appears to believe that there is an annular ring of very minute planets circling the sun.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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