Unable to write before as he was packing for his journey home. Regrets none of his northern friends had seen the comet. Its orbit has been calculated as 35.3 years. Remarks on the tail of the comet.
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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.
Unable to write before as he was packing for his journey home. Regrets none of his northern friends had seen the comet. Its orbit has been calculated as 35.3 years. Remarks on the tail of the comet.
Thought JH had given up interest in Meteorological Observations until he saw his report in the B.A.A.S. meeting. Would like his comments on Meteorological Observations to be made at Nice to where he is now going. Is taking the big object-glass and eye pieces.
Is shortly leaving for the Tyrol. Has been engaged in unsuccessful comet hunting. Has found stars not in JH's catalogue and comments on these.
Encloses copies of configurations of nebulae clusters and explains his readings. Has he heard of Macedoine Melloni's water eye piece? [Andrew] Graham has invented a new micrometer.
Delayed writing in the hope of obtaining some interesting news. Would like a name for some asteroids. Andrew Graham's micrometer works well. Further observations on various stars.
Would be pleased if JH would look out for 'shooting stars' on certain specified evenings.
Andrew Graham has found another planet [Metis]. Gives readings made with the meridian circle of latest observations. Returns to Ireland soon.
'Thetis' has yet to be discovered. Discusses names for new planet.
Praises JH's Cape Results. Sends EC's paper read at Royal Irish Academy, three engravings of EC's 'Circle,' and EC's recent work dabbling 'in other than Astronomical affairs.'