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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 the award of the Royal Medal of the R.S.L. Is unable to come to town. Regarding the appointment of visitors to the Royal Observatory. Is preparing a paper on celestial reform.
Will communicate JH's remarks concerning the Royal Medal to the R.S.L. council. Regarding the constitution of the Board of Visitors. He is now printing the star catalogues of Edmund Halley, Tycho Brahe, etc.
Correcting a statement he made in his letter of 24 Nov. [see JH's 1840-11-24], regarding the members of the R.A.S. and R.S.L. who are also members of the Board of Visitors.
Regarding the award of the R.S.L.'s Royal Medal.
Has not had time to work on the constellations paper because of interference due to tithe surveys and land re-assessments, which JH fears may involve a lawsuit.
Regarding the arrangement of the constellations.
Regarding the planning of the constellations. Is having success with his own Cavendish experiments.
Giving news of his own recent work on the grouping of the constellations.
Latest news of his Cavendish experiments. Will get the star maps printed for him. There is to be a meeting of the Council of the R.A.S. to consider the award of medals.
Is sorry to hear of his illness. The R.A.S. has awarded its medal to F. W. Bessel. Robert Main's paper on parallax is being printed. Is to be a meeting of the Standards Committee in February. Has arranged the printing of the star maps. John Wrottesley is to be the next president of the R.A.S.
Is sending him a circumpolar projection of the Southern stars. Regarding the star maps being printed by John Arrowsmith. Will visit him the following week. Has received Robert Main's paper.
Will be pleased to accommodate him. Star map is being printed. Encloses a paper on Sound by Dr. R. J. Kane, for his comments.
Sends letter on the subject of the star maps.
Regarding the payment of John Arrowsmith's bill for the printing of the star maps, which seems excessive in relation to the low standard achieved. Would like FB's comments.
Has communicated JH's remarks to John Arrowsmith. Is sorry for the inconvenience caused.
Further about the map printing problem [see FB's 1841-4-6].
Would like some dry prints of the star map, if no further expense is involved. Is sorry that he has caused him all the bother.
John Arrowsmith has undertaken to make further copies of the star maps on dry paper, free of charge.
Has seen John Arrowsmith, who has sent the maps to JH. There is to be a meeting of the Standards Commission.
Has received the maps from John Arrowsmith and sends a blank check for FB to fill in correct amount to pay the bill. Is unable to attend the Standard Commission meeting. Hopes FB can visit him in the summer.