| RefNo | HSF/2/3/35 |
| Previous numbers | 600/31/112 and 600/31/112A |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from John Herschel, Voi, [station XXXV], to [Mary Cornwallis Herschel] |
| Creator | Herschel; John (1837-1921); British army officer and astronomer |
| Date | 20 March 1872 |
| Description | Herschel remains at the same camp, having been overtaken by high winds and overcast conditions. He feels ill and is in want of money, which has not come. The morphia acetate is different from the former batch as it dissolves almost entirely and is comparatively strong. He describes administerng the drug and the 'delightful sensation' followed by nausea and depression. He has a craving for acid, having given away his citric and having no access to fruit of any kind, although he is thinking of tamarinds. He received her letter of the 12th, with the portfolio, and he compliments her pains. He recognises various types of fern and comments on herbaria. The letters from home are trying, and he notes the 'mutual worship between the members of the H. family'. He is sending 'Nature' and says that Alick [Alexander Stewart Herschel] has scented the earlier prismatic onservations described by Haig; he does not like claiming [credit] but he may have to. The honorific of the Royal Astronomical Society is no doubt a privelege, but Hercschel considers it a way to get 'trash' as well as his good work, published. Torrens, of Rogers' party, has gone ahead on Herschel's behalf to prepare at Karinja, where there is a good prospect of getting results. If Rogers or Branfill are at Bangalore, Herschel will not scruple to dispose of his men and baggage with them, otherwise he will have to go himself. |
| Extent | 6p. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7955 | Herschel; John (1837 - 1921); Colonel; military engineer, surveyor and astronomer | 1837 - 1921 |