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but, in the absence of the moon, my brother was at home, 

 and much observing, and work was despatched. 



December 1st. All came home, and I went to my solitude 

 again.* During the winter months I suffered much from a 

 violent cough and cold, and found great difficulty in des- 

 patching the copying, &c., which daily was sent to me when 



I was unable to go to my brother. 



***** 



May 1st. I went to Slough to make some stay with my 



brother. 



***** 



July 4th. My brother went to Gravesend to meet my 

 youngest brother (who came to pay us a visit), and was 

 detained there for a passport. 



July 6th. In the evening they both arrived at Slough. 



July Wth. Alexander joined us from Bath The 



same day my eldest brother went to the visitation of the 

 Observatory at Greenwich, and my brother D. accompanied 

 him. They returned on the 12th. 



July 12th. We went all to the Terrace, and took our tea 

 with Mrs. Brenner and Mr. Beckedorff at the Castle. 



July 23rd. Dietrich took leave of his friends at Cumber- 

 land Lodge. Alex, and I accompanied him. In Windsor 

 I went shopping to buy presents for my Hanoverian relations. 



Spain as long before as January, 1796, was 3150. The Prince of Cauino paid 

 2310 for a ten and a seven-foot telescope from the same indefatigable hands. 

 But although the pecuniary profit was great, it is not surprising 'that Miss 

 Herschel should bemoan the "making and selling of telescopes " as unworthy 

 of the enormous amount of time and labour which must be withdrawn from 

 the study of astronomy ; and it is evident that the fatigue and exhaustion 

 from polishing mirrors told seriously upon Sir William's health. 



* A characteristic little note from her brother belongs to this time : " Lina, 

 Last night I ' popt ' upon a comet. It is visible to the naked eye, between 

 Fomalhout and Ceti, but above the line that joins the two stars. It made an 

 equilateral triangle (downwards) with 100 and 107 Af|uarii. I wrote last 

 night to Sir J. Banks and write now also to Dr. Maskelyne. Adieu. 



Dec. 9, 1805." 



