A covering note written for an enclosed letter (not available), all of it seeming to relate to filling a Cambridge position, for which J. S. Henslow seems eminently qualified.
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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.
A covering note written for an enclosed letter (not available), all of it seeming to relate to filling a Cambridge position, for which J. S. Henslow seems eminently qualified.
As G. B. Airy has chosen not to stand as a candidate for the astronomical position in Dublin [Astronomer Royal of Ireland], JH is strongly supporting DL for that position.
Has been contemplating a larger work on Light, but thinks he may be able to write a shorter, more popular work for the Cabinet Cyclopaedia. Wonders who the other contributors will be.
Is now prepared to write a signed article on light requested by DL [see JH's 1828-7-25]; JH encourages DL to ask William Whewell, W. H. Fitton, and George Peacock to write as well; recommends against use of color printing of pictures as the reproduction is too poor.
Is making arrangements to meet with TH in London.
Comments on some ideas of J. B. Lamarck, and about large fossil remains apparently found.
Appears to have refused an offer of a payment or position.
Tells CB of the mistake on the certificate for admission [to the R.S.L.?] for Mr. Moreau, which meant it had to be withdrawn. Doubts that reapplication would be successful. Other news from London.
Response to a positive letter from ME, which was sent in response to JH's sending her portions of his essay on light.
On the questions of the usefulness of occultations and the use of mean time in astronomy, JH would much value WS's opinions.
Rearranges a meeting of [the R. S. L.'s Glass Committee] to take place at the Pellat and Green's Glass House in Holland St.
Informs FB that it is JH's intention to resign as secretary of the R.S.L. at the next anniversary meeting.
On behalf of the Astronomical Society, JH thanks JD for a copy of JD's Histoire de l'astronomie moderne. JH tells JD about an interesting Arabic manuscript relating to the history of astronomy at Cambridge University, which JH will have copied for JD. In a postscript dated 15 June, JH apologizes for problems encountered in shipping printed material to JD.
Asks PC for barometer readings for specific days in September, as JH was at the summit of Mount Rosa with a barometer. JH would also appreciate any other barometer readings around the foot of the mountain for those days. JH is on his way back to England.
Informs WS that JH located Encke's Comet the previous night, and gives the location.
Asks that JH allow Jacques Babinet to see the experimental equipment given to the R.S.L. by Josef Fraunhofer.
Urges RM to read The Times for the previous day.
Requests that HS look for a shipment of a clock and send it on to J. J. Littrow, and inform the maker in London, Robert Molyneux, that HS has done this. JH sends along John Pond's catalogue of star position differences.
Comments on a paper about differential calculus, prepared by Mr. Knight, which JH confesses he does not understand. Adds some astronomical observations JH made at Slough before leaving there, and noting the appearance of J. F. Encke's Berlin Ephemeris concludes with 'England is fated to lag in the rear of all her neighbours—at least in science.'
A letter of introduction to AQ on behalf of John Franklin [famous explorer of the Northwest Passage].