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From:
William Selwyn
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[29 July 1868]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.502
Summary:

Thanks JH for the Dante translation. He and Charles Jenyns commend the translation. Sends a translation [into Latin] of [S. T. Coleridge's] 'Genevieve' for JH's comments.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
William Selwyn
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[29 September 1868]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.503
Summary:

Discusses the great reflector at Lord Rosse's in Ireland. Will send solar autographs JH requested. Thanks JH for the hints about the Julian Calendar.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
William Selwyn
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[24 October 1868]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.504
Summary:

Sent JH's remarks to Mr. Titterton at Ely. Will endeavor to maintain accuracy. The remarks about Jupiter's action are contrary to the general consensus that planets in opposition close up spots.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
William Selwyn
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 October 1869]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.505
Summary:

Has been translating into Latin 'your Dean's "Kentish Fire."' Has good Latin versions of [Oliver Goldsmith's] 'Edwin and Angelina' by Lord Stratford de Recliffe and of [Thomas] Gray's 'Elegy' by 'Chief Justice [Henry Thomas?] Cockburn.' Sends his 'Genevieve.'

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
William Selwyn
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[27 October 1869]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.506
Summary:

Has autographs that display the activity of the sun. Sends sonnets he has written. Asks JH to mention distribution of nebulae at R.A.S.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
William Selwyn
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1870]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.513
Summary:

Thanks JH for drawing of solar maculae from 1854-61. Some hesitancy about the accuracy of [Alexander?] Wilson's observations and hypotheses. Sixty people wish to travel to Spain to see eclipse of the sun.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
William Selwyn
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[25 April 1870]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.507
Summary:

Is sending solar autographs. Notes that in groups of spots the larger precede the smaller spots. Can JH form any theories from this?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
William Selwyn
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
25?] April? [1870
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.517
Summary:

Detached postscript that discusses the margins of the two photographs, which seem to show that all planets are in the near hemisphere.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
William Selwyn
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 May 1870]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.508
Summary:

Desires permission to present JH's 'diagram of "macularity"' to the R.A.S.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
William Selwyn
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 June 1870]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.509
Summary:

Discusses the different strata of the ocean and [William] Carpenter's lecture on deep sea dredging. Is digging an artesian well.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
William Selwyn
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 June 1870]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.510
Summary:

Sends two copies of JH's 'macular conspectus.' Mr. Titterton was very pleased that JH approved of his work.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
William Selwyn
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[24 June 1870]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.511
Summary:

Thanks JH for the drawings. Will send new solar autographs showing macula. Is working on the autographic series of the activity of the sun during its 11 year period.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
William Selwyn
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[2 September 1870]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.512
Summary:

Has been trying to make pendulum curves. Believes they may help explain the different sunspot forms. Thanks JH for the spectroscopic observation memoirs.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
William Selwyn
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1861]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.515
Summary:

Detached postscript discussing sunspots, comparing them to the low barometric pressure center in cyclones. J. S. Henslow is dying.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Selwyn
Date:
[22 November 1861]
Source of text:
RS:HS 23.349
Summary:

Has no suggestions to improve photographs. Wants to determine whether the degradation of light from center to edge of sun is 'real.' Does not think sun's size affects focus.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Selwyn
Date:
[16 October 1862]
Source of text:
RS:HS 15.471 (C: RS:HS 23.389)
Summary:

Has photographs of September 23 . Desires half pictures 'with the sun's limb in the middle of the view.' Cannot yet draw conclusions about the notches of the limb.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Selwyn
Date:
[1 January 1865]
Source of text:
RS:HS 24.80
Summary:

Thanks WS for his Iliad translation. JH has just finished Book 3 of his own translation of the Iliad.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Selwyn
Date:
[26 February 1866]
Source of text:
RS:HS 24.143
Summary:

Has heard about William Whewell's accident. Hopes he will recover, but knows his advanced age may hinder this. Wishes WS to send news of progress.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Selwyn
Date:
[5 March 1866]
Source of text:
RS:HS 24.146
Summary:

Thinks William Whewell's excitement may be a 'precursor to exhaustion.' The hope of recovery is very slight. JH is interested in Whewell's article on Plato.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Selwyn
Date:
[7 March 1866]
Source of text:
RS:HS 24.147
Summary:

Thanks WS for communicating the events of William Whewell's last days.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project