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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.
Apologizes to JH for worrying him about the printing of J. J. L. Lalande's Catalogue of Those Stars in the Histoire céleste française....
Nothing more has been done with J. J. L. Lalande's Catalogue of Those Stars in the Histoire céleste française...; WS hopes to spend more time on it henceforth. WS also has been too busy to oversee the progress on the bust of Francis Baily.
Discusses the cost of printing and publishing J. J. L. Lalande's Catalogue of Those Stars in the Histoire céleste française and of N. L. Lacaille's Catalogue of 9766 Stars in the Southern Hemisphere [for which JH wrote the Preface]. Hopes to have both books published by the end of April.
Comments on the unsatisfactory [to JH] resolution regarding the awarding of the annual R.A.S. medal.
As disturbed about the medal situation as JH [see JH's 1847-2-8]; the solution seems to be to award two medals.
Continuing to try to resolve the medal problem [see GA's 1847-2-9].
Reports to JH on the discussion, about the medal problem, at an R.A.S. meeting [see JH's 1847-2-11].
More information on the activity of the R.A.S. in trying to resolve the medal problem [see GA's 1847-2-13].
Asks JH to suggest candidates for a professorship at the South African College.
Discusses Neptune discovery controversy; believes both scientists should receive medals.
Regarding W. S. Stratford and the printing of the catalogues. F. W. Bessel's star corrections.
Regarding F. W. Bessel's doubt concerning the law of gravitation.
Is sending papers, from an American, for JH's opinion.
Is thinking of publishing a new edition of Examples in the calculus of finite differences. Would like his views on this.
Sends what JH has written on F. W. Bessel.
About the dispute in the R.A.S. over awarding its medal(s) after discovery of Neptune.
As secretary of newly formed 'Mechanic's Institute' in Slough, HW invites JH to preside at 18 Feb. meeting.
As secretary, GY requests JH's presence at first soirée of Whittington Club [for journalists]. Will JH accept election as vice president?
Informs JE what would be the cost for transcription of the G. W. Leibniz letter requested by JE [see JH's [1846]-11-5]. Mentions controversy over discovery of Neptune.
Comments relating to G. W. Leibniz correspondence [see JE's 1846-9-22]; comments on naming the new planet Neptune.