4^ Caroline Lucretia HerscheL [1775-1732. 



make trial of my abilities in copying for him catalogues, 

 tables, &c., and sometimes whole papers which were lent 

 him for his perusal. Among them was one by Mr. Michel 

 and a catalogue of Christian Mayer in Latin, which kept me 

 employed when my brother was at the telescope at night. 

 When I found that a hand was sometimes wanted when any 

 particular measures were to be made with the lamp micro- 

 meter, c., or a fire to be kept up, or a dish of coffee 

 necessary during a long night's watching, I undertook with 

 pleasure what others might have thought a hardship .... 

 Since the discovery of the Georgimn Sidus [March 13, 

 1781], I believe few men of learning or consequence left 

 Bath before they had seen and conversed with its discoverer, 

 and thought themselves fortunate in finding him at home 

 on their repeated visits. Sir William Watson* was almost 

 an intimate, for hardly a day passed but he had something 

 to communicate from the letters which he received from Sir 

 Joseph Banks and other members of the Royal Society, 

 from which it appeared that my brother was expected 

 in town to receive the gold medal. The end of November 

 was the most precarious season for absenting himself. But 

 Sir William went with him, and it was arranged so that they 

 set out with the diligence at night, and by that means his 



* "About the latter end of this month [December, 1779] I happened to be 

 engaged in a series of observations on the lunar mountains, and the moon 

 being in front of my house, late in the evening I brought my seven-feet reflec- 

 tor into the street, and directed it to the object of my observations. Whilst 

 I was looking into the telescope, a gentleman coming by the place where I 

 was stationed, stopped to look at the instrument. When I took my eye oft' 

 the telescope, he very politely asked if he might be permitted to look in, and 

 this being immediately conceded, he expressed great satisfaction at the view- 

 Next morning the gentleman, who proved to be Dr. Watson, jun. (now 

 Sir William), called at my house to thank ine for my civility in showing him 

 the moon, and told me that there was a Literary Society then forming at 

 Bath, and invited me to become a member of it, to which I readily consented. " 

 Sir W. HcrscheTs Journal. This occurred at a house in River Street, which 

 was soon changed for 19, New King Street. 



