Thanks for his letter, and will arrange with John Williams concerning L. A. J. Quetelet's books. Regarding recent barometrical readings.
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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.
Thanks for his letter, and will arrange with John Williams concerning L. A. J. Quetelet's books. Regarding recent barometrical readings.
His engagement at Kew will soon terminate. Regarding the grant for Kew and the position he holds there. Can JH inform him of the zodiacal light.
Regarding the luminous rings recently observed in the solar system.
Has received an interesting communication from the Rev. J. B. Reade of Stone, near Aylesbury, on the zodiacal light. Comments on this.
Is sending for his perusal his own observations on the zodiacal light for the first quarter of the year. Comments on this.
Outlining the influence of the recent aurora on the zodiacal light.
Would like confirmation of his London address before returning the books. Has borrowed from the Society the barometric observations made at Cracow.
Warren de La Rue has suggested that WB apply for a government grant to further his researches on the lunar surface. Would be grateful for his support.
Notifying him of a forthcoming meeting of the Lunar Committee of the B.A.A.S. Hopes he will attend.
Notifying him of a forthcoming meeting of the Lunar Committee of the B.A.A.S.
Sorry about misunderstanding between WB and Edward Sabine at Kew Committee. Suggests WB write statement to clear things up.
Is satisfied with WB's work on meteorology. Comments on WB's intention to diagram the moon.
Checked June observations of Mr. Robertson in Athenaeum. Found WB's statement correct [see WB's 1831-9-11]. Wrote to Meteorological Society for explanation. Thanks for pointing out difference in March observations. JH is honorary member of [Meteorological] Society.
How to reduce barometer observations and project them in curves. R.S.L. will provide table by H. C. Schumacher for this purpose. How to obtain 'law of decimal oscillations' for each station. WB's name will be affixed to results. JH needs receipt for observations, which belong to South African Literary and Philosophical Society.
L. A. J. Quetelet's observations follow centigrade thermometer and French meter. Latitude and longitude for five sites. Three sites are unknown to JH. Hopes WB completes [reduction of barometer observations] before B.A.A.S. meeting.
Advice on how to project barometric observations onto curves.
WB's tables [of barometer observations] are beautifully executed. Will submit them to B.A.A.S. Notes dissimilarity of British and Irish data.
Sends barometer observations from Flushing series, Elias Loomis in U.S., and [J. S.] McCord in Montreal. Can WB prepare these before next B.A.A.S. meeting?
Returns WB's 'Curves,' which JH presented to B.A.A.S. Sends results of 1837-1838 [barometer] observations by Captain [Edward] Belcher along Pacific coast of North and Central America.
Progress on barometer curves. Invites WB to send report, to be read at B.A.A.S. meeting in July.