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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.
Sending a second edition of his letter to the President-elect of the R.S.L. Ten years ago he wrote to JH on this subject. Thinks the R.S.L. has its duties as well as its rights.
Received his letter just as he was about to lecture. Regarding the Institution, there are five or six telescopes in use and G. B. Airy is to deliver lectures, so JH's work may be useful.
Is grateful for JH's request to add his name as a subscriber to his book. Sends a volume entitled the Poetry of Science for JH's acceptance.
Is pleased he approves of his style. Regarding the experiments on the germination of seeds. His own son is progressing satisfactorily.
Does JH intend visiting the R.S.L. on Thursday and probably the R.S.L. Club dinner on that day? If so, will he breakfast with him?
Thanks for the account of the lunar rainbow. Encloses account of Aurora Borealis. Has been residing at Bath and working with Henry Lawson. Observed a peculiar solar appearance on the 18th.
Has received the papers of Richard Owen and H. T. De La Beche for paging. Encloses notices of a portable chemical apparatus; is it entitled to a place in the Manual?
Received the seven leaves of his manuscript from [John?] Murray yesterday. Comments on matters relating to the Admiralty Manual and RO's contribution.
A note to accompany further copies of correspondence to the Admiralty [see GA's 1848-10-30].
Wants a meeting of the Board of Visitors to determine the extent of time to be given to magnetic and meteorological observations at the Royal Observatory.
States he has complied with Lord Auckland's and JH's wishes on the statistical section of the Admiralty Manual but fears such restrictions leave it little more than 'dry bones.'
Writes about 'floss[?]-growers of Kent' in response to JH's letter. Characterizes the activity as a form of lottery and profit-making in the context of the free-trade/protectionist debate.
Urges JH to appear at the next meeting of the Board of Visitors as JH's opinion is very important.
Observations on JH's chapters [of Admiralty Manual?] received from the printers.
The Board of Admiralty has inquired whether a paper on earthquakes by Robert Mallet has been received for the Admiralty Manual. Can JH advise?
Would JH authorize him to call a meeting of the Board of Visitors in the absence of S. J. A. Compton (2nd Marquis of Northampton)?
Regarding his observations of certain stars.
The tract JH means is by L. A. Sédillot on the history of astronomy of the Arabs. Comments on this. Possesses it but it is bound in with a lot of other papers so is too heavy to send. Would he give John Williams permission to open letters addressed to the President of the R.A.S.
Has been hunting JH's proposition through the books and finds that it has dropped out of use, though the older geometrical books include it.
[Form letter] Royal Baverian Academy of Science acknowledges receipt of JH's Cape Results.