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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.
Congratulations on JH's appointment to Mastership of Mint. Still wishes JH had been president of R.S.L.
Invites JH to dinner next Monday to meet African missionary J. L. Krapf.
Grateful for JH's approval of RK's efforts on behalf of 'enlightened education.' Congratulations on JH's appointment to Mastership of Mint.
First regular meeting of Cambridge [University] Commission will be tomorrow at Treasury. W. H. Bateson was elected secretary at private meeting earlier. GP caught terrible cold on unlucky trip to Germany.
Reports results of first regular meeting of [Cambridge University Commission] yesterday. Health of Adam Sedgwick and [Richard] Jones.
Compliments JH's list of questions [for Cambridge University Commission to discuss]. Issues that GP wants to discuss.
Changes to questions prepared by GP and JH for tutors [at Cambridge University].
Has not heard from JH since sending JR's moon globe to JH by way of Paul Mendelsohn. Asks for JH's opinion of globe and whether it would be proper for JR to send others to royalty in England.
Sends sketches of nebulae. It is time to do something about Toronto magnetic observatory. Should it be continued?
Letters patent for JH's appointment as Master of Mint were officially sealed yesterday. Will send statement for fees soon.
Please return Queen's Warrant for Coining for correction of erroneous date.
Corrected Queen's Warrant for Coining and returns it to JH.
Invites JH to join Bishop of Chester [John Graham] and George Peacock as member of royal commission of enquiry into state and revenues of Cambridge University.
Annual salary of Master of Mint was reduced to £1000 upon R. L. Sheil's resignation, and office was declared non-political. Proposes to submit JH's name to Queen as next master.
Glad that JH accepted Mastership of Mint. Will provide annual housing allowance of £500. George Grey will take steps necessary to put JH into office.
Directs JH to investigate international supply and demand for gold and silver and to make projection for next twenty years. Refer to [J. R.] Macculloch and [James?] Wilson for information.
Grateful for JH's letters of introduction. Met Prince Albert. Edward Sabine arranged for meteorological observations in Alps by AS and brother Hermann to be published by Longmans. Plans more observations of geology and atmospheric chemistry. Alexander Humboldt advised AS to ask JH where to apply for financial support.
Will contact JH when RS returns to London.
Returned from Ireland. Invites JH to call on RS.
Needs to know date of JH's [letters] patent, to compute salary for RS's final pay period as Master of Mint.