A friend of hers is writing a memoir of her brother Thomas Drummond, and would be glad for a few minutes conversation with JH.
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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.
A friend of hers is writing a memoir of her brother Thomas Drummond, and would be glad for a few minutes conversation with JH.
Written for Mary Somerville. Requests information on sunspots and on William Huggins's observations of nebulae. Mary is recovering from illness. They send regards to Herschels.
Would like a copy of JH's letter that he wrote many years ago in support of an invention by her brother.
The winter has not killed them, though his wife is a convalescent. Knows Mr. Peters as he is a member of the Athenaeum. Airy has fun in him and a love of Greek Drama. Charles Babbage and James South are at war again. Sends jokes.
Recounts efforts to establish The Reader as a respected weekly journal of science. Asks that JH submit material for publication in it.
Was grateful for his kind letter. Doubtless he has received further of his papers by now, including the one on the meteor of Oct. 1863. Sends a note on two lines of the Iliad. Has heard interesting news of Alexander Herschel's labors.
Is returning the Proceedings of the Manchester Society, and The Magnetical and Meteorological Observations for 1851-58. Regarding the registration of magnetical disturbances.
Doubtless JH has heard from Miss Elizabeth Drummond JM's desire to meet JH. Would like to call at Collingwood on Saturday.
Thanks for his kind reception on Saturday. Will communicate with Miss Elizabeth Drummond. Gives list of letters he borrowed from JH. Intends to try to meet William Yolland.
The Reader does not plan to publish a list of contributors, but would welcome letters by JH, which would imply JH's support for the new weekly journal of science.
The Archbishop of Canterbury [C. T. Longley] will be lunching with EL on Tuesday; will JH join them?
Sending the elements of 79, 81 and 82; is not certain if N. R. Pogson has sent the orbit for No. 80. It is reckoned in the same way as in the last edition of JH's Outlines Astr.
Tells several anecdotes about people William Herschel knew. Discusses William Herschel and his work.
Thanks for his letter and also the enclosed one of B. H. Babbage. Regarding appointments to the proposed Mint at Melbourne. The difficulties involved.
Thanks JH for amusing letter. Discusses William Herschel, the great reflector from Slough, his family, and his health.
Discussion on JH's geological specimens took place at the Geological Society on Wednesday. Gives some of the points raised at the meeting. Regarding the length of time that separates the extremes of eccentricity of the earth's orbit. Has raised the matter with G. B. Airy.
HH has nominated JH's son Alexander to fill a post become vacant by the death of Robert FitzRoy.
Has just received the accompanying letter from James Croll so that JH can save himself the trouble of answering CL's query.
Thanks for copies of his interesting and conclusive letters. Has just returned to Edinburgh and has not yet seen Miss Elizabeth Drummond. Hopes the delightful weather has relieved JH's bronchitis.
Notifying him of a forthcoming meeting of the Lunar Committee of the B.A.A.S.