Has been away from home since he sent the last books. Now sends the Secretary's and Treasurer's books; comments on these books and their makeup. Presumes the person who collects the money should have a small account book.
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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.
Has been away from home since he sent the last books. Now sends the Secretary's and Treasurer's books; comments on these books and their makeup. Presumes the person who collects the money should have a small account book.
Tidd Pratt has given his permission for the rules and they can be enrolled as soon as the tables have been added. Will arrange a meeting date with Mr. Harrison. Leaves home tomorrow.
Regarding Mrs. Tollemache and her views conflicting with those of HJ.
Regarding the principles of trade and business in the parish.
Confesses his error about Mr. Fowler. Regarding the problem of the number of hairs on a human head.
Returns the paper JH sent him. Found it quite a mathematical study. Comments on its theories. Gives a theory of his own.
Invites JH to dinner to meet Mr. Wales, rector of Woodchurch, who will assist in pre-Christmas examinations at 'one of the Classical & Commercial' schools in HJ's parish.
Is anxious that JH's son should have every chance of making himself known. Suggests dates for lectures and fees.
Is grateful for his kind advice and will bear it in mind when at Oxford.
Sends unpublished volume written at the request of HH's children. Experiments with soap bubbles. Heard that JH translated first canto of Dante's Inferno.
A note accompanying additional writings on the behavior of hurricanes.
Regrets he wrote at such an awkward time. Regarding suitable portraits of JH. Will wait for a more suitable one. HF has just had his photograph taken.
Sends hints. Will give explanation at Wednesday's meeting of 'Committee on Charles Babbage.'
Pointing out one aspect of JH's report with which he does not agree, viz., the advantage of very small magnets in observations.
Intended calling on him after he sent the papers, but was prevented. Has had discussions with W. T. Brande about the duties of the secretaries and will see JH about this at the club.
Is returning James South's papers. Will discuss publication matters on Thursday. Encloses a communication from [Thomas?] Weaver. What shall he do about [William?] Nicol?
JH's second note has prevented him writing to [William?] Nicol. Question of communication must rest with John Barlow and S. H. Christie. Sends a note on the extraction of silver. J. G. Children has a method for the South American Bubble companies. Will have a long paper on electro-chemical phenomena connected with copper sheathing.
Let meeting be on Saturday. May visit glass house on the way to Greenwich. Has sent W. T. Brande's paper to the R.S.L. Has JH tried magnetic effects on resin and sulfur?
Hopes to see R. S. Dundas (2nd Viscount Melville) before the next meeting of Council. Approves of JH's views. Everard Home's paper will be read this evening; hopes JH's paper on parallax will follow.
Is still confined to his room so would JH look over the enclosed papers for mistakes. Hopes Council will consider the position of James Hudson.