Asks for JH's assistance in inviting foreign astronomers to Visitation Day at the Royal Observatory.
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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.
Asks for JH's assistance in inviting foreign astronomers to Visitation Day at the Royal Observatory.
About the location of Julius Caesar's landing in Britain and the location of subsequent battles.
Still pursuing Julius Caesar's path in Britain [see GA's 1851-3-29]; wants local information from JH.
Are there any earthworks in the wood near Hawkhurst [see GA's 1851-11-4]?
Invites GA to stay at Collingwood and explore the area for evidence of Roman occupation [see GA's 1851-11-4], and talks about a friend of JH's family. Indicates a price offered for weights, but has had no response [see GA's 1851-11-3].
Is not very knowledgeable about local terrain that might help GA; adds comments about weight buying, and offers a solution [see GA's 1851-11-5].
About the possible use of decimal subdivisions of the pound weight on the docks and at the Customs House.
Some high quality sets of weights are becoming available. Should they be acquired for use with the standards work?
Is inquiring further into the usefulness of the weights [see JH's 1851-9-27].
Has sent testimonial regarding John Hind to William Parsons (3rd Earl of Rosse).
Regarding the observations on the recent eclipse of the sun.
Regarding his recent tour around the Kent and Sussex borders.
Now believes that at least one specific weight should be acquired [see GA's 1851-9-29].
Is having some difficulty in acquiring the single weight [see GA's 1851-10-1].
Responds with a suggestion of a reasonable price for all the weights [see JH's 1851-10-29].
Will send an assistant to bid for the weights at the auction [see JH's 1851-11-8].
GA's assistant bought the weights at the auction for less than JH had offered [see GA's 1851-11-9].
Is sending some papers on standards prepared by Richard Sheepshanks.
Is trying to arrange to have GA join JH and some friends for dinner.
Describes GA's journey to Gothenburg (Sweden), the purpose of which was to observe a solar eclipse.