Sends an extract from JH's letter, which has been printed in the Moniteur.
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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 an extract from JH's letter, which has been printed in the Moniteur.
Alterations to MB's will. Objects to MB's plan to return to live in Mr. Binsted's house at Anstey.
Anecdote about William Whewell. Religious beliefs in England. Foolish opinion about moon expressed in the Times.
Discusses matters of aesthetics; praises JH's ideas.
Regarding the work of Emmanuel Liais (astronomer).
Regarding gales of wind and their relation to violent changes in barometric pressure.
Would be grateful if he would inform him where his paper on concert pitch is published.
Is in poor health; laments poor reception of his translation of the Iliad.
Regarding the doubtful actions of a Lieut. R. J. Morrison falsely obtaining names purporting to support his scheme for observations. Intends to lay the matter before William Parsons [3rd Earl of Rosse].
Thanks for his prompt reply to his query about Lieut. R. J. Morrison. He has discovered the horoscope of Edmond Halley.
Has not had time until now to carry out experiments on 'the central spot' as seen in photographs as related in JH's last letter. His recent trials with various lenses have verified JH's theories.
Is he acquainted with his ordinary reading glass? Gives details. Always carries a small one around with him for reading small print; thinks there would be a good market for them.
Regarding various types of glass for lenses. Will make two of JH's reading glasses if he will send details.
Outlining suitability of various types of glass for optical work. Gives details of theories of his reading lenses and calls attention to one of his own papers in the R.S.P.T. for 1821.
Thanks for letter and details of his paper in the R.S.P.T. Wishes there was an index of authors and subjects for students. Theories regarding the action of light on glass. Has interested Messrs. Chance in his theories. Gives reasons why he wants a reading glass of 3 1/2 inches.
Council on Education requests loan of several portraits owned by JH for use in Second National Portrait Exhibition.
Notes that JH had pointed out the perpendicularity of the direction of wind to the direction of a wavefront's advance. Encourages research on the causes of such meteorological phenomena.