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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.
Sending back a note, which JH had included by mistake with the proof of F. W. Bessel's letter. Thanks for his corrections to the proof.
Hopes Richard Farley's proof was in order. Gives details of steel pens he uses. Picture he sends is by W. H. Smyth. Is moving to new address.
Advice on how to obtain admission to Christ's Hospital for one of JH's sons.
Name of Prince Albert's private secretary is G. E. Anson. He is abroad at the present but sees he will be soon returning.
Sends JH bulbs of Cape flowers to plant. Thanks him for sending JH's translation of Friedrich Schiller's 'The Walk.' Describes the obelisk placed on JH's telescope site at Feldhausen. Reports of effort to install improved roads in the colony. Construction of St. George's Church completed. Describes planned Botanical Garden at the Cape.
Is most grateful for JH's offer of assistance for one of his sons. Suggests the second one would be most suitable. Is certain Sir Charles Lemon, their president, would support him.
B.A.A.S. have been trying to arrange their 1846 meeting at Cambridge. William Whewell alone is opposed to this suggestion. Everyone agrees that JH should be the next president when the Dean of Ely retires. Can they have JH's views.
Sending a letter via Ca'colia Gibson raising various queries regarding nebulae.
Regrets he made a mistake in his letter; he meant 1845, not 1846. William Whewell has been overruled and the B.A.A.S. are to meet at Cambridge in June 1845.
Rejoiced to receive his friendly letter, even though they have no hopes of seeing him in 1846. They are still on friendly terms with William Whewell, though they disagree on the Cambridge meeting.
Is shortly leaving for the Tyrol. Has been engaged in unsuccessful comet hunting. Has found stars not in JH's catalogue and comments on these.
Will act as JH suggests and call to see the Prince Consort's secretary. Has no power himself to secure a place at Christ's hospital.
Encloses bills for the Committee. [Johann] Lamont will be in England that year to correct continental surveys. Glad JH will be president [of B.A.A.S. meeting] at Cambridge.
Committee on Physics will meet 2 May.
Send money for Richard Farley to the Nautical Almanac Office. Has just moved house and is in the process of moving thousands of books.