Asks GA for help in identifying an astronomer for the observatory at Trivandrum, India.
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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.
Asks GA for help in identifying an astronomer for the observatory at Trivandrum, India.
Thanks GA for his 1850-4-1, and provides details of a likely candidate.
Sends on announcement of 'new planet Parthenope' from Annibal de Gasparis at Naples.
Believes he has discovered a second satellite of Neptune; gives readings.
Is just leaving for France, and has time only for a few thoughts in response to GA's 1850-8-18.
Will be very busy learning his new job for a while, so GA should start working with other committee members; JH makes some suggestions about eclipse observation [see GA's 1850-12-14].
A note accompanying a letter that seems to come from François Arago, and that seems to JH to show a disturbed state of mind; asks GA for his opinion.
Makes proposals about decimal coinage, based on one thousand units in the sovereign.
Wants GA's opinion about applying for a pension for the widow of the late astronomer at Madras, T. G. Taylor.
Will be happy to proofread the material [see GA's 1851-3-7].
Encourages GA to write a letter in support of time off for John Hind.
Note to accompany return of printed text [see GA's 1851-3-31], with one annotation enclosed.
Responds, clearing up the misunderstood instruction [see GA's 1851-4-3].
John Hind has been granted time off with pay to recover his health [see JH's 1851-4-2].
Is trying to arrange to have GA join JH and some friends for dinner.
Bringing GA up to date about JH's family news and commenting on news of GA's family.
Some high quality sets of weights are becoming available. Should they be acquired for use with the standards work?
Has received the papers [see GA's 1851-10-7]; Sydney University seeks assistance in finding professors. What should the response be?
An invitation sent out by JH to invite all search committee members [Sydney Trust] to JH's house [see GA's 1851-10-16].
Note with copies of an advertising circular about the Sydney University professorships [see JH's 1851-10-16].