Headlines of Issue No 126 (January 2004)

• Reproduction of the 7ft Herschel speculum (4)
  Contribution by Mr Y Ogane, a Society member, who challenges to reproduce a metal speculum.
  
  
• 2003 annual general meeting
  Our Society's 20th annual general meeting was held from 2:00 pm on 8th November, at the Toranomon Astronomers' Hall, Tokyo.
  
  
• Herschel descendant to come to Japan
  Please read the "Main article of the issue".
  
  
• Our Society's 20 years in colour (1)
  Full colour photographs taken in times when the Society started in twenty years ago.
  
  
• One whole year of "News from cloisonné Atelier N"
  About newsletters issued by Ms Nobuko Iizawa, a cloisonné artist and member of the Society.
  
  
• RAS president Prof S J Bell Burnell of Bath University welcomed in Japan
  As reported in the Issue No 125, Prof Burnell, who recently is active in her duty as the president of Royal Astronomical Society, stayed in Japan for a week at the invitation of Japanese organizations.
  
  

Main article of the issue

Herschel descendant to come to Japan

It can be expected that Ms Charlotte Farquharson will come to Japan in June or later and will give talks in some cities about today's Herschel family. As you may know by reading the Newsletters, this is her genealogy; William - John - James, the first son - Arthur, the youngest child - Margaret, the youngest child - Charlotte. Please be reminded of the article with a photograph of her wedding in the Issue No 111. She is an interior decorator and charming lady, and is eagerly working in making a genealogical tree.