Has communicated JH's remarks to John Arrowsmith. Is sorry for the inconvenience caused.
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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.
Has communicated JH's remarks to John Arrowsmith. Is sorry for the inconvenience caused.
John Arrowsmith has undertaken to make further copies of the star maps on dry paper, free of charge.
Has seen John Arrowsmith, who has sent the maps to JH. There is to be a meeting of the Standards Commission.
JH's paper was read last evening and was well received. Astronomical Council has decided to print it immediately. Would like his opinion on the printing of various parts. Has paid John Arrowsmith's bill.
Is slowly recovering from his accident. Query regarding the reduction of N. L. Lacaille's stars, and the revision of the nomenclature of the stars.
Further regarding the printing of the star catalogues.
Further regarding the printing of N. L. Lacaille's catalogue.
Is now completely recovered from his accident. Has resumed work on his Cavendish experiments, which he will soon present to the public. Hopes his new residence at Hawkhurst suits his health.
Regarding the circumstances of Mrs. Gregory (widow of O. G. Gregory) and the possibility of support for a state pension for her.
Regarding the method of printing the R.A.S.'s Star Catalogue. Which star distances are they to use, North Polar or in declination?
Finds that JH has not changed his mind on star distance terminology. Progress on the preparation of the star catalogue. Regarding T. G. Taylor's Madras Observations.
Requesting any information on J. J. Littrow for his obituary notice.
Account of the eclipse seen at Pavia.
Further remarks concerning the recent eclipse and his own and G. B. Airy's papers on the subject.
Has read G. B. Airy's paper on the eclipse. Would JH send on FB's remarks on the eclipse to Airy. Comments on the phenomenon of the eclipse.
Comments on the various reports of the recent eclipse. Regarding the star constellations.
Has seen G. B. Airy. No meeting at Airy's. Further regarding reports of the recent eclipse.
Encloses a publication. Thanks for the gift to Miss Elizabeth Baily.
Regarding his own support for W. B. O'Shaughnessy. Star reform in the Southern hemisphere.
Further regarding the method to be adopted for the printing of the star catalogue.