From:
William Herschel
To:
William Wallace
Date:
8 Jul 1812
Source of text:
MSH 4 / 326, Dep. c. 370, Bod, MS
Summary:
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Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse
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Describes JH's public Latin examination in algebra yesterday. James Grahame and sister were dangerously ill, but Grahame returned to Cambridge. [Addendum:] Newspaper clipping naming students (including JH) who received B.A. degrees at Cambridge on 16 Jan. 1813.
Two weeks of examinations begin tomorrow. Experiments writing with glass pen. Describes glassmaker's methods. Suggests application to micrometers.
Sends William and Mary Somerville to visit Herschel family. Describes and praises the couple. Hopes observatory at Edinburgh will be completed soon.