Describes his experiences in court; talks about their mutual friend J. W. Whittaker [letter completed 1812-8-11].
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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.
Describes his experiences in court; talks about their mutual friend J. W. Whittaker [letter completed 1812-8-11].
Asks JH to come to Slough to visit Alexander Herschel before he leaves.
Philosophizes about life [letter completed 1812-9-11].
Requests JH obtain a paper by Joseph Banks for William Herschel.
Although nominated for the Analytical Society by Edward Bromhead, JB declines membership. Praises the society as 'highly calculated to the promotion of mathematical literature.'
Sending details of some new theorems he has come across.
About the lady JG intends to marry; also JG's law practice.
Dr. [Charles] Burney offered him a position at his academy. He will, however, remain at the shipping company.
Congratulates JH on becoming Senior Wrangler.
Answers to JH's questions on equations. Regarding the printing of his memoirs. Recent meeting of the Analytical Society.
Hopes JH settles in Cambridge. News of their fellows. Charles Babbage's lecture popular. Includes parody on [Sir Walter] Scott.
Plans for coming to London.
Writes to JH to encourage him to come to London.
Comments regarding the preface to their memoir. Further comments on JH's equations.
Writes of his journey back to Edinburgh, and of his intended wife.
Memoir is being printed. Gives some more strange theorems for JH's comments.
Discovered JH was elected fellow. Reports vandalism at Trinity. Asks about [James] Grahame. Reports on Mr. Jephson's treatment of Charles Babbage.
Is sending copy of part of the memoir requested by JH. Gives a further theorem for JH's consideration.
Law business is good; JG's intended desires to meet JH.
Is sending the first 12 pages of JH's memoir. Is glad to hear that he has material for a further memoir. Gives equations for JH's comments.