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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.
Returning sincere thanks for the memorial inscribed with the name of JH's illustrious father. It rests with JH and his companions how posterity will judge the present age.
Intended calling on him after he sent the papers, but was prevented. Has had discussions with W. T. Brande about the duties of the secretaries and will see JH about this at the club.
Is returning James South's papers. Will discuss publication matters on Thursday. Encloses a communication from [Thomas?] Weaver. What shall he do about [William?] Nicol?
JH's second note has prevented him writing to [William?] Nicol. Question of communication must rest with John Barlow and S. H. Christie. Sends a note on the extraction of silver. J. G. Children has a method for the South American Bubble companies. Will have a long paper on electro-chemical phenomena connected with copper sheathing.
Let meeting be on Saturday. May visit glass house on the way to Greenwich. Has sent W. T. Brande's paper to the R.S.L. Has JH tried magnetic effects on resin and sulfur?
Hopes to see R. S. Dundas (2nd Viscount Melville) before the next meeting of Council. Approves of JH's views. Everard Home's paper will be read this evening; hopes JH's paper on parallax will follow.
Is still confined to his room so would JH look over the enclosed papers for mistakes. Hopes Council will consider the position of James Hudson.
Will have great pleasure in going down on Sunday and will take his carriage. Hopes Mr. Carter will be in the party.
Waited to see W. H. Wollaston who wishes to be called Honorary Commissioner of Longitude. Hopes to see him tomorrow.