Saturday
My dear Sir
Our heads are no longer in danger as I have used a counter spell to keep the moon at a due distance. After so severe a season I assure you I have no wish to pay her a visit, far less to receive so cold a guest. I cannot understand by what spell I made gravitation increase with the distance, sure enough my computation was sadly careless.
I will be particularly obliged to you if you will send the part of my MSS from page 170 to the end as I have been making improvements and I think I can retouch it with advantage though it would give you infinite trouble to interpolate what I have written. You may retain the part from page 50 to 133 till it is convenient for you to look it over. I really am ashamed at the trouble I give you and cannot express how sensible I am of your kindness in devoting time to me which is so fully employed in your own careful and elegant works. With our united and best wishes to Mrs Herschel and yourself believe me
ever truly yours
M. S.
Please cite as “Herschel2649,” in Ɛpsilon: The Sir John Herschel Collection accessed on