Introducing Adolphe Barth. Astronomical news and queries.
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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.
Introducing Adolphe Barth. Astronomical news and queries.
Has forwarded his letter regarding Dr. [O. W.?] Fiedler to Sir Henry Ellis. C. D. E. König is on vacation at the moment so is unable to estimate how much the British Museum will offer for the fulgurite. Perhaps JH would call and inspect the specimens.
JH's exertions and friendship are a treasure. Will visit them on Monday next.
Office of Queen's Assayer will terminate 18 Aug. HB must vacate his house by 13 Oct. JH cannot extend HB's occupancy to Christmas.
Discusses changes in the duties of the office of Chief Medalist. Claims his duty as Master of the Mint is to put 'high talent' where it can be useful.
Discrepancies in Mint documents. Error might have occurred in copying.
Awaits decision from Treasury on salary for Henry Bingley.
Discusses the matter of pensions for Mint workers.
Encloses JH's letter to commissioners of Treasury requesting official permission to meet Bank [of England's] demand for silver.
Suspension of operations at Mint is only temporary, due to introduction of new systems for assaying and coining. Mint is storing bullion for resumption of gold coinage in a few days. JH's opinion on continuing drain of bullion from Bank [of England].
Profits that Bank [of England] makes from assay operations at Royal Mint.
Henry Rich has left England, so JH presented HB's question to C. E. Trevelyan. Believes that [Treasury's] earlier response will be considered official. Doubts that HB's son will receive compensation for loss of future profession.
Suspects that JH sent unsigned check to HH yesterday. Please send messenger William Lalor to tell if JH is needed at Mint today.
Henry Rich asks JH to sign and return enclosed report.
Treasury commissioners received report on JH's and Henry Rich's investigation of claim by Henry Bingley for compensation due to abolition of office of Queen's assay master. Treasury grants Bingley annual pension of £750.
Forwards report by Mint Board evaluating claims from company of Moneyers to compensation for equipment taken over by Mint during reform. Mr. Richards has evaluated Moneyers' equipment, and JH submits recommended compensation for various articles.
Describes observing solar eclipse at Marienburg in eastern Prussia. Gives advice about whom to see for photography training [see 1851-7-27].
Unable to vacate Assay Office and HB's residence by dates that JH set. Requires extension. Still has not seen terms, in writing, of HB's retirement from Mint.
What steps has JH taken regarding [HB's claim for compensation] for HB's son?
Moneyers failed to fulfill conditions of apprenticeship for WB's son [F. R. Brande], yet they refuse to refund £1,000 apprenticeship fee that WB paid them five years ago. Asks advice from JH, who is member of committee that awarded compensation to WB's son.