CHAP, in.] Extracts from Diary. 107 



beginning by Miss Baldwin and Mrs. Herschel which will 

 show the order, but the rest remains in bits, which I have 



gathered together and numbered 



Remember me to our good brother Alexander, and, with 

 compliments from Mrs. Herschel, 



I remain, dear sister, 



Your affectionate brother, 



WM. HERSCHEL. 



P.S. The bacon and cheese are very excellent. I have 

 not had time to try Alexander's green lenses; they look 

 beautiful. 



Nov. 14th. I left Bath, slept the night at the inn at New- 

 bury, and left there between three and four. 



Nov. 15th. I arrived at my brother's house, and as soon 

 as I had dined began to calculate and copy a paper which 

 was to go to the R.S. 



Nov. 24t/t. My brother went with Mrs. H. and Miss 

 Baldwin to Bath, the keys to Obs., &c., were given me to 

 make order and for despatching memorandums which would 

 have employed me for much longer time than it was likely I 

 should be allowed for doing them to my own satisfaction. 



Dec. 15th. The family returned, my brother extremely ill, 

 and the next day I had my furniture transported to Windsor, 

 where I had taken a couple of rooms to board and lodge 

 with my eldest nephew, G. Griesbach, and 



Dec. 17th. I slept there for the first night. 



March 28</i. The MSS. and astronomical books in general 

 were removed out of the observatory above stairs and lodged 

 in my brother's library. This alteration proved to be an 

 additional clog to my business (which besides was daily in- 

 creasing on me) for I lost by this means my workroom and 

 found it very difficult to keep the necessary order among the 

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