342 Caroline L^lcret^a Herschel. 



mother very lately), from the kind pen of Miss Beckeclorff, 

 and I hope they will not wait for the messenger, but write 

 by the post, and that immediately, as soon as this reaches 

 your hands. 



Still I trust to see many more letters in your own hand- 

 writing, and that the cessation of the very severe weather 

 we have had of late will prove beneficial in restoring your 

 strength, to enable you to face the farther progress of the 

 season, which, if your climate is anything like ours, is always, 

 worse in February than at Christmas 



I am working still hard at my book (of which you will 

 have by this time received the first four hundred pages), but 

 I cannot get on quite so fast as I would, and I greatly fear 

 it will not be out by Christmas. 



SIR JOHN HERSCHEL TO MISS HERSCHEL. 



July 11, 1847. 

 MY DEAR AUNT, 



I send to the messenger who will take this, a copy of 

 my " Cape Observations" for you, and I hope it will not be 

 too large for him to take. 



You will then have in your hands the completion of my 

 father's work "The Survey of the Nebulous Heavens." 



I hope you will be able to look at the figures (the en- 

 gravings of the principal nebula?). As to the letter-press, 

 the Introduction will perhaps interest you, and I daresay 

 Miss Beckedorff or Mde. Knipping will be kind enough to 

 read it to you a little at a time. 



A copy is on its way I presume by this time to His Ma- 

 jesty the King of Hanover, as a testimony of respect to a 

 sovereign who has shown you on many occasions such kind 

 attentions. 



Louisa sends you all our news, and the autographs of 



