From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[23 July 1830]
Source of text:
JHS.HCEJ.513 (C: TxU:H/L-0537.1; Reel 1053)
Summary:
About JH's mother's health, his coming to London, and daughter Caroline's vaccination. Is thinking about writing a 'discourse on science,' and complains about sitting up several nights, waiting for two stars to appear and now means 'to break the telescopes & melt the mirrors.' Found passage in Cicero to serve as motto for JH's Prelim. Discourse.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project