Is willing to assist JH, but feels that the Admiralty must instruct GA to do so [see JH's 1847-12-23].
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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.
Is willing to assist JH, but feels that the Admiralty must instruct GA to do so [see JH's 1847-12-23].
A note accompanying some manuscript pages of instructions for ship's officers [see JH's 1847-12-23].
Responds to suggestions by JH [see JH's 1848-1-22]; is worried about giving too much information.
Received proof pages of Admiralty Manual [see JH's 1848-2-2], and wants to add a paragraph on the zodiacal light [which GA attaches].
A note accompanying JH's copy of Admiralty Manual [see JH's 1848-7-15 or later].
Forwarding some misdirected proofs of ship's officers instructions to JH [see GA's 1848-7-17].
Concerned about W. S. Stratford, who has not responded to letters; GA has a problem with the German notation of star positions used by Thomas Henderson.
Has little advice to offer JH about time calculation [see JH's 1849-3-29], except for fairly standard reminders.
Changes the date of a Board of Visitors' meeting and urges JH to be there.
About the length of a Board of Visitors' meeting, and about arrangements afterward.
Glad to hear that Margaret Louisa [JH's daughter] is coming to visit GA's family; could JH send along the key to the R.A.S. strong box?
A note about forwarding papers related to the double star question [see JH's 1849-4-9].
Sends some books in response to JH's request for information about F. W. Bessel [see JH's 1846-12-20]; GA's daughter Hilda is very ill.
Sends comments on the pages of JH's account of the moon's motions [see JH's 1848-9-25].
Responds to JH [see JH's 1840-5-16 or later] indicating to what address GA had sent his reply [see GA's 1840-5-17].
Has sent out a number of circulars to JH as a member of the Royal Observatory's Board of Visitors.
Urges JH to appear at the next meeting of the Board of Visitors as JH's opinion is very important.
About a time conflict involving the R.S.L. and Visitation Day at the Royal Observatory.
Is prepared to report on GA's trip to see Pulkowa Observatory, if JH does not need the meeting time [see JH's 1847-10-28].
A note accompanying the return of a paper.