Regarding poetry and JH's gift of some of his own.
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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.
Regarding poetry and JH's gift of some of his own.
The Papers have arrived safely. The frontier is quiet.
A year has passed since he sent news of local events and people. Hopes JH's work is progressing well. Gives news of local happenings at Slough.
The circumstance to which he alluded last week is thought to have taken place in 24 or 25 when the Slingsby family was at Farnham. Intends going to Paris for a few days at the end of this week.
Has not answered his letter as he was called to town. Has seen the solicitor who drew up the agreements for the letting of JH's property at Slough. The tenant can now be given notice. Would JH like JN to make it known that the property is now open to offer again?
The works JH directed to be sent to JN from the Board of Trade had arrived before Nelson returned to town. Hopes that JH will accept the contents of the enclosed packet. Can make any alteration to the size or power as desired.
Probably heard that JN has been over the channel for health reasons. Encloses a seed of a chestnut from Hougoumont. Hears good reports of JH's health.
Will be traveling abroad for health reasons, but will call at Collingwood on Wednesday.
Gives more details of F. Charsley, the future tenant of JH's property at Slough. Hopes that Alexander Herschel will not strive to scale the skyscrapers of Switzerland.
Regarding the late trial and the unsuitable tenant for JH's property.
Discusses experiment.
Discusses books loaned to JH.
William Parsons (3rd Earl of Rosse), Edward Sabine and a few members of the Philosophical Club are coming to JG's house on Monday, and it would give much pleasure if JH would join them.
Discovered a telescopic comet on the confines of Camelopardes [sic] and Cassiopeia. Sends observations.
Regrets that any letters of JH should have been neglected, but cannot undertake to open and read all letters addressed to him.
Can he recollect the origin of Table V in the Report of the Committee on Meteorology showing the elastic force of aqueous vapor? James Apjohn says JL calculated it but JL has no recollection. JL's mother is in a hopeless state.
Many years ago JH questioned him about the calculation of the perturbations in an inclined orbit, the satellites of Herschel [Uranus] for example. Has only recently seen the light. Is now confident that he can calculate the perturbations of any planet in any orbit. Gives details and would be glad of JH's comments.
Has just received his note. Will consider JH's views in regard to the new road.
Describes, in considerable detail, the arrangement of an [?] observatory.
Sending her last series of photographs. Comments on her photographic work.