Sends her a newly minted florin.
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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.
Sends her a newly minted florin.
Writes to acknowledge receipt of a testimonial on behalf of [George] Wilson.
Directions for shipping copper coins to eight banks in Ireland. Complains that shipping boxes are not strong enough.
Reports sums dispatched from Mint to colonies. Requests reimbursement from paymaster general before 30 June.
Orders £20,000 of [silver] pieces, to be delivered Saturday or Monday.
Rejoices at JS's new position. Asks how to send two official documents safely to India.
Availability of silver for making Turkish coins.
Compares quality of silver in dollars and in [Turkish] piasters.
Failure of Treasury to notify Bank [of England] about appointment of R. F. Suft as new registrar and accountant to Mint is creating problems with signing checks. Further analysis of silver in dollars.
Wants to put stop to unauthorized private work being performed for Board of Inland Revenue by Mint employees using Mint equipment.
Reports assay results of British coins minted in Turkey.
Requests reimbursement from Treasury for coins sent to Falkland Islands, Constantinople, and Hong Kong.
As requested by Treasury commissioners, JH will have Turkish coins sent by Commissary General William Filder weighed and assayed to determine their value relative to English gold standard.
Returns letter of 5 June 1854 from Commissary General William Filder to Treasury. Reports value of five Turkish coins relative to English gold standard.
Large accumulation of coins since gold coinage was suspended. Recommends pyx trial to certify new coins.
Thanks for inquiring as to the welfare of JH's wife, Margaret, and the latest child, both of whom are well. JH is still doing poorly, but appreciates the use of Marshal Beresford's armchair.
Requests official copy of Privy Council order of 19 Aug. 1853 establishing Sydney branch mint. This will travel to Australia with deputy master and remain there.
Many applications and testimonials regarding Melbourne University professorships have arrived. How soon would a meeting to reduce the numbers be useful [see JH's 1854-5-30]?
Assesses most of the candidates for the mathematics professorship at Melbourne University [see GA's 1854-6-13].
Is swamped with the demands of the Melbourne University professor search [see JH's 1854-6-16] and major upheavals at the Mint.