Convey his thanks to the King for the Order of Merit. Regrets he did not see the King or AH when they visited London recently. Gives astronomical information.
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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.
Convey his thanks to the King for the Order of Merit. Regrets he did not see the King or AH when they visited London recently. Gives astronomical information.
A revised set of proposals for Southern constellation reform [see JH's 1840] to be presented to the next B.A.A.S. meeting.
Pleased that JH can come on the occasion of F. W. Bessel's visit, as W. R. Hamilton, G. B. Airy, and Francis Baily cannot come. Comments regarding Foreign Orders.
Tells CB about a visit by JH and Wolryche Whitmore to the Duke [of ?] to present the case for more government funds for Charles Babbage's calculating machine.
Submit revisions to instructions for conducting and reporting magnetic and meteorological observations.
Offers to provide committee with plans for and to supervise construction of new instrument, devised by JH, for study of solar spectrum.
Hopes royal observatory at Cape of Good Hope will relieve Ordnance department. U.S. government agreed to pay for publication of observations there. A. D. Bache favors continuance of hourly meteorological observations in U.S. for one year. G. A. Erman will attend meeting at Cambridge. German translations by ES's wife.
About some unfortunate private business, and difficulty with [Francesco] De Vico's star catalogue.
Thanks JH for sending copy of [JH's translation of Friedrich Schiller's] 'The Walk.' Although he has no knowledge of German, he treasures this translation and appreciates JH's kindness very much.
Encloses [G. B.] Airy's letter, which he thinks should accompany [Humphrey] Lloyd's reply regarding magnetism. Thinks all Physical Committee members must be made aware of new developments.
Discusses term and extra magnetic observations with regard to [Humphrey] Lloyd's letter. Would prefer to keep them separate, but feels no harm will come from keeping them together.
Discusses report of R.S.L. regarding observatories. [Charles] Wheatstone agrees with report on Kew except for tax paragraph. Discusses November 18 [1841] magnetic disturbance at Toronto.
Describes rock formations in Kamiesberg region seen while working on Arc of Meridian project. Thinks Bokkeveld would make ideal site for a meteorological observatory.
Construction of Herschel Obelisk at Feldhausen underway. Describes items to be included at the monument.
A letter of introduction, asking GA to show the observatory to a Mr. Knipping from Hanover, a relative of JH's aunt Caroline.
Offers an explanation of the phenomena of the freezing cave of Illetzkaya Zatchita in Russia.