Thanks for the beautiful engine-turned patterns; they exceed in beauty anything he has seen before. Should think he would have no difficulty in polishing reflectors.
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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.
Thanks for the beautiful engine-turned patterns; they exceed in beauty anything he has seen before. Should think he would have no difficulty in polishing reflectors.
[Alexander] Strahan would like an article from JH on the [Great] Pyramid, but NM thinks that Piazzi Smyth is the man. All the same he would appreciate an article from JH, perhaps on a chemical theme.
Regarding the feasibility of a translation of Carl Ritter's geographical works. Will put the matter to the Council of the Royal Geographical Society and let JH know their views. The Russians were grateful for JH's help.
Declines the opportunity of writing an article on the Great Pyramid for Good Words, especially as he disagrees significantly with Charles Piazzi Smyth's views. Might write an article on another subject.
Signed and returned accountant's form. Delays reply until JH can confer with other trustees [of Hollier Trust Fund].
Charles Babbage instructed JH to send TA's and JS's enquiry to [Charles] Few & Co., solicitors to Hollier Trust Fund.
As instructed by Charles Babbage on 27 Feb. 1863, JH forwards to Few & Co. recent letter from solicitors T. P. Anderson and J. H. Stonebridge requesting information about funds in Hollier Trust.
Thanks for JH's 'Catalogue of Nebulae.' Comments on the problems of accuracy in YV's meridian instrument due to fluctuating temperatures and other problems. Also refers to geodetic and trigonometric considerations.
Received JH's letter of 17 Nov. and full instructions from [Charles] Babbage. Will reply to solicitor of General Reversionary & Investment Company regarding Hollier Trust.
Encloses prints of specimens produced by WH's new lathe for manufacturing telescope specula. Asks JH's opinion of results.
Committee pamphlet expressed incorrect representation of JH's views on changes in British standards of measurement.
Thanks for and comments on paper on luminous and obscure radiation, particularly on extra spectral rays, incandescence of platinum, and experiment using transcalescence of iodine.
Asks JH to be a shareholder in venture to publish new weekly scientific journal.
Wishes luck but expresses inability to help with new science journal [see JT's 1864-11-18].
Surprised that JT cannot obtain heat spots [see JT's 1864-11-14]. Describes glasses and lenses used.
Is not 'at liberty' to speak of experiments on change of refrangibility of 'extra-red' rays. Discusses other experiments on extra-red regions, having used various prisms but not obtaining JH's results.
JT does not have 'luxury' of using sunshine; uses electric light. Perhaps this adds to inability to obtain heat spots [see JH's 1864-11-16].
Reads JH's earthquake article and believes the effects of the transferences of matter of which JH speaks must be very small. Discusses the dynamical theory of heat. Will send to JH volume WT is editing.
Thanks WT for pageproofs of his work on analytical dynamics. Compliments work on Isaac Newton's view of nature of luminous ether. Gives own views on ether and motion theory of heat.
Praises JH's Iliad. Asks R.S.L. for funds to cover expenses incurred by spherical observations. Details information to be included in optical tables.