GO Caroline Lucrctia Herschel. [use. 



(which, cracking by frost, were afterwards covered with 

 oak) ready to receive the tube. The smith was left to con- 

 tinue to work at the tube, which was sufficient employment 

 cut out for him before he would want farther direction. 

 The mirror was also pretty far advanced, and ready for the 

 polish, for I remember to have seen twelve or fourteen men 

 daily employed in grinding or polishing. 



To give a description of the task (or rather tasks) which 

 fell to my share, the readiest way I think will be to tran- 

 scribe out of a day-book which I began to keep at that time, 

 and called " Book of work done." 



July 3. My brothers William and Alex, left Slough to 

 begin their journey to Germany. Mrs. [Alex.] Herschel was 

 left with me at Slough. By way of not suffering too much 

 by sadness, I began with bustling work. I cleaned all the 

 brass-work for seven and ten-foot telescopes, and put 

 curtains before the shelves to hinder the dust from settling 

 upon them again. 



4th. I cleaned and put the polishing-room in order, and 

 made the gardener clear the work-yard, put everything in 

 safety, and mend the fences. 



5th. I spent the morning in needle-work. In the after- 

 noon went with Mrs. Herschel to Windsor. We chose the 

 hours from two to six for shopping and other business, 

 to be from home at the time most unlikely for any 

 persons to call, but there had been four foreign gentlemen 

 looking at the instruments in the garden, they had not 

 left their names. In the evening Dr. and Mrs. Kelly (Mr. 

 Dollond's daughter) and Mr. Gordon came to see me. 



6th. I put all the philosophical letters in order, and 



the collection of each year in a separate cover. 



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i. I put paper in press for a register, and calculated 

 for Flamsteed's Catalogue. 



