His note and the maps have arrived safely. Has made the necessary arrangements for the night of the 10th.
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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.
His note and the maps have arrived safely. Has made the necessary arrangements for the night of the 10th.
Charles Few will send deed for JH's signature. It transfers property of CB's sister [Mary Anne Hollier] in Cardiff to Marquis of Bute [J. P. C. Stuart]. Expects no further changes in trust and no more troubles for JH. Saw Alexander Herschel's work on 'shooting stars' published by B.A.A.S. Illness of CB's son [Henry P. Babbage] in India. CB's latest book.
Instructions for signing and returning deed [of conveyance for Woodlands property in Hollier Trust]. [JH annotation, 19 Aug. 1863: Received and executed deed. It was witnessed by JH's son William, now recently returned from Bengal and resident at Hawkhurst for next three years. Returned deed to Few & Stamford.]
Received deed of conveyance for Woodlands property, in Hollier Trust, executed by JH. Will advise JH when money has been received.
Thanks WC for a copy of a paper published by WC in the P.M.
RR's brother-in-law values proximity to Collingwood. Discusses flora and the state of botanical science at the Cape. Sends letter from colonial botanist.
Thanks JH for criticism of manuscript. Sends revised introductory paragraph. Thanks him for kindness to Signore Capellini. Scientific interest in Italy grows as politics settle.
Describes in vivid detail the account of an 'extraordinary meteor' in October 1854. Given by a person from Hurworth.
Tells AQ that last letter on meteors was written not by JH but by A. S. Herschel. JH attributes phenomena to cosmic origins. Gives further details.
Has talked to the lady who wrote account of the meteor. Finds her reliable. Has discovered other sightings of it. Sends report in French for printing in AQ's notices on meteors.
Has received letter on meteors of 1868-8-10. Map was very interesting. Is going to Berlin for congress on statistics. Discusses phenomena of 1854. Asks for JH's opinion on whether meteors are terrestrial in origin.
Additional information is provided to that sent by E. J. Stone [see ES's 1863-7-9].
Regarding William Lassell's nebulae drawings in the R.A.S.'s Memoirs. House of Commons action concerning 'Weights and Measures.'
Has climbed Ben Nevis.
Thought he may be interested in the news of the proposed lectureship at the Cape.
Sending papers to JH and would be glad if he would communicate them either to the B.A.A.S. or some influential journal.
Has received his letter and will visit him on Tuesday, arriving at Etchingham station at 3:35 p.m.
Wife and family are on holiday at Portmadoc. Obtains his rhymes from Thomas Wright's Political Songs of England. Relates a tale of how a priest tricked a farmer in medieval times.
Invites Herschels to visit Wrottesley [Hall, Staffordshire] to witness James Glaisher's 'last high Balloon Ascent' from Wolverhampton on 13 Aug.
Invites Herschels to view James Glaisher's next balloon ascent, sometime after 20 Aug. Glaisher's report to B.A.A.S. on eight ascents is just out. JW identifies rapid ascent as cause of observation errors. Predicts adoption of imported [metric] 'Decimal Scale' from Continent.