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The Sir John Herschel Collection
The preparation of the print Calendar of the Correspondence of Sir John Herschel (Michael J. Crowe ed., David R. Dyck and James J. Kevin assoc. eds, Cambridge, England: Cambridge Univ. Press, 1998, viii + 828 pp) which was funded by the National Science Foundation, took ten years. It was accomplished by a team of seventeen professors, visiting scholars, graduate students, advanced undergraduates, and staff working at the University of Notre Dame.
The first online version of Calendar was created in 2009 by Dr Marvin Bolt and Steven Lucy, working at the Webster Institute of the Adler Planetarium, and it is that data that has now been reformatted for incorporation into Ɛpsilon.
Further information about Herschel, his correspondence, and the editorial method is available online here: http://historydb.adlerplanetarium.org/herschel/?p=intro
No texts of Herschel’s letters are currently available through Ɛpsilon.
JH has been delayed in replying to AH's 1851-8-13 because of official duties at the Great Exhibition. Comments further on several astronomical matters.
Encourages his son Willie to show that he deserves the favors WH has received from W. H. Sykes.
Bringing the position of G. R. Waterhouse to his notice and giving list of persons who have testified in his favor.
Recommending Robert Waterhouse to succeed C. D. E. König as Keeper of the Mineralogical Collection at the British Museum.
Suggests names for the satellites of Uranus, in response to a request from WL [see WL's 1851-11-3].
Congratulations to WL on his discovery [see WL's 1851-11-3]; naming should occur once the various satellites have been described and verified.
Suggests change in procedure for 'applicants' to Royal Mint.
Landed estates held in common by Company of Moneyers may affect their claims to compensation.
JH received request for employment from workman employed by JA. Forwards this to JA.
Does not yet have word from government regarding claims for compensation made by Company of Moneyers.
Assurance that JH's lack of response is due not to discourtesy but to lack of information.
Mint must resume gold coinage and needs to take possession of Moneyers' equipment quickly. This will relieve Moneyers of additional responsibility.
Accuses JA and Moneyers of ignoring agreement by refusing to vacate rooms and relinquish tools at Mint, and of purposely slowing down Mint officers' preparation to resume coining money. [Memorandum on verso: Edward Enfield and H. D. Harness were present at time of agreement.]
Curiosity about quill-like 'pen' sent to JH's son John by MB. Glad that MB moved to Brighton for medical care.
Assures HB that transitional state of Assay department will soon be replaced by more permanent conditions.
Changes offer that JH made to HB in note to H. D. Harness.
JH cannot give definite date for HB's termination in Assay Office. This will be delayed for as long as gold is being imported for coinage.
Regrets abolition of Assay office. Will transmit to Treasury HB's letter claiming compensation, but JH feels HB should provide more precise information. HB misunderstood purpose of JH's letter.
JH forwarded HB's claim for compensation to Treasury.
Office of Queen's Assayer will terminate 18 Aug. HB must vacate his house by 13 Oct. JH cannot extend HB's occupancy to Christmas.