Thanks JH for some papers, sends some of his own; comments about errors in Greenwich star catalogue.
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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 JH for some papers, sends some of his own; comments about errors in Greenwich star catalogue.
Has had a letter from the Secretary of the Dijon Academy offering him and CB the title of Non-Resident Associate of the Academy. Is there any chance of seeing him in the near future?
Invites JH to go to the Netherlands with JG.
Sends one of his own memoirs, which he would like JH to compare with other theories on the same subject.
JH and James Grahame visited [Jan van den] Bosch's agricultural colony in Frederick's-Oort for 2,400 urban itinerants. Leave tonight for Haarlem, Hague, and Rotterdam.
Gratitude from Imperial Academy of Sciences for copy of first volume of Astronomical Society's 'Transactions.' Please send future volumes to Mr. Dubatchevski, Prussian consul-general in London. Sent packet to H. J. Walbeck at Åbo.
Accompanies a paper JH was submitting to the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Discusses motion of light rays in Apophyllite and various optical writings of DB.
Further on JG's travel plans [see JG's 1822-7-15].
Sends JH's 1823 paper 'Absorption of Light by Coloured Media' to Royal Society of Edinburgh. Approves DB's illustration of polarized light in mineral apophyllite. Corrects DB's quotation from JH's letter regarding crystals observed on Mont Blanc.
Has been absent and is sending letter he found on return, and a copy of his own remarks on J. J. Littrow's formula. Regarding the best method of procuring the Memoirs. Can lend him a copy of W. T. Brande's Journal if he would like it.
Sends payment for packet of books.
Invites RJ to meet James Grahame, who is joining JH for trip to Netherlands. Return Éphémèrides du citoyen directly to Grahame. Describes return to Cambridge by JH, George Peacock, and William Whewell after their visit with RJ at Brasted. JH's sketch of Brasted Church. Alludes to [death of Grahame's first wife and oldest daughter].
Will come to town to meet [James] Graham[e?]. His books arrived safely for which he was very grateful. Does he know of any Dutch collections on the East Indies?
Query regarding the construction of a model of a machine for CB. CB's letter to Humphry Davy about his engines. He will be visiting the Netherlands shortly. P. S. Laplace has sent him details of his recent researches into gases. Hopes the family are well after their recent visit to Devon.
EW and daughter look forward to visiting Slough on Monday with Mr. Beckwith.
Needs the Ephemerides for 1769. Can he ask [James?] Graham[e] for any old pamphlets. Is expecting William Whewell and George Peacock and would be glad if JH can come as well.
Received JH's letter [29 Apr. 1821] with 'Memoirs of Astronomical Society' and observations of recent solar eclipse. Has not published eclipse calculations. Convinced that moon's diameter is accurately determined. Latitudes, longitudes for sites in Finland. 1820-22 observations from Ã…bo. Design of new Ã…bo observatory. New instruments from Munich.
Encloses list of books on Ireland as requested. Her brother is in London. Hopes that JH will visit them should he come to Ireland.
Encloses table of star declinations for 1815 and 1820, received from F. W. Bessel, who used different meridian circles for each year.
Orders lithograph of enclosed letter and tables for Astronomical Society.