Delayed writing in the hope of obtaining some interesting news. Would like a name for some asteroids. Andrew Graham's micrometer works well. Further observations on various stars.
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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.
Delayed writing in the hope of obtaining some interesting news. Would like a name for some asteroids. Andrew Graham's micrometer works well. Further observations on various stars.
Would be pleased if JH would look out for 'shooting stars' on certain specified evenings.
Sending paper by Andrew Ross, who would be glad of any comments. [William] Simms informs him that he has improved his 8" object glasses. Gives recent observations for Enceladus.
Will certainly help him regarding the Cape dome. Gives details of his mounting. Sends a copy of his observations.
Regrets letting one copy [of JH's Cape Results] go out containing 'cancelled sheet.' Gives printer's explanation for error. Assures JH that no other copies were affected.
Grateful for receipt of JH's Cape Results.
[Form letter] Acknowledges receipt of JH's Cape Results by Geological Society of London.
Grateful for receipt of JH's Cape Results.
Grateful for receipt of JH's Cape Results. Was aesthetically inspired by JH's descriptions and drawings.
[Form letter] Acknowledges receipt of JH's Cape Results by Royal Society of London.
Grateful for receipt of JH's Cape Results. Describes TH's observations of thread-like 'bridges' among solar spots and questions their cause. Describes 'velocipede' constructed by local mechanic.
Writes, on behalf of the Societé philomatique, to thank JH for the magnificent volume [JH's Cape Results].
Thanks JH for a copy of JH's Cape Results and makes admiring comments on it.
Thanks JH for a copy of JH's Cape Results and compliments JH and his illustrious family.
The excellence of JH's Cape Results has humbled JE. Much of the letter is taken up with more in the same vein, citing specific examples.
Encloses letter from K. V. Nesselrode.
Senate of Marischal College acknowledges gift of JH's Cape Results.
Gratitude for receipt of JH's Cape Results by University of Glasgow.
Received JH's letter to JG's late predecessor at Swedish legation, Count Björnstjerna. Will forward copies of JH's Cape Results to Swedish institutions named by JH.
Gratitude for receipt of JH's Cape Results by New York Historical Society.