Has placed Mr. Yorke's room at JH's disposal; gives times of meals.
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Has placed Mr. Yorke's room at JH's disposal; gives times of meals.
Wishes him the compliments of the season. Can JH dine with RI and Edward Sabine next Wednesday?
Would be pleased to accommodate JH if he is attending the B.A.A.S. meeting.
Threatened at Cambridge with [C. E.?] Law and Mr. Fielding. Wishes JH would write a letter of support for [J. G. Shaw-?] Lefevre. Is short of helpers but not overworked. William Empson is anxious for a review of Kosmos. Goes on Thursday to vote for [Henry?] Goul[d]burn and Lefevre.
Comments on the reports of the birthday celebrations for JH's aunt Caroline.
Thanks JH for birthday wishes for JH's aunt Caroline Herschel. Goes on to tell JH about Caroline's health, both physical and mental, and about the birthday celebration for Caroline.
Sending treatises on radiant heat for the R.S.L. and JH.
Sending a series of magnetical and meteorological observations made at the observatory. Comments on these.
About observations of the seventh satellite of Saturn, and using William Parsons' (3rd Earl of Rosse) 'machine'.
Note to accompany details of WL's observations of the satellite of Neptune. [Details are found in WL's letter to H. C. Schumacher of 1847-8-6.]
Grateful for JH's Cape observations. Has nothing new to report on the ring of Neptune. Has been troubled with dew on his prism, but has now succeeded in overcoming this difficulty.
Regarding his Copley medal, has written a letter of thanks to the Society. Does not doubt that the new planet will be discovered.
Thanks for his visit to Collingwood. Regarding JH's great work. Would like to exhibit them to the King of France.
Sends a work for JH; would he also present the other copy to the R.S.L.
Thought his letter had miscarried. Thanks for the gift of his recently published work [Cape Results]. Will be glad to supply any information from his own work on comets, which he hopes to send in the course of a few days. Is studying U. J. J. Leverrier's method of development by elimination.
Regarding his own method of calculating the perturbations of the comets. Expense of computation is high for an individual and a mention by JH would bring support for his scheme. Would like to explain his method at an ordinary meeting in January. Every branch of science is facilitated by tables and those he suggests seem most desirable.
Is obliged by his note and will accordingly write to Richard Sheepshanks. Spot on the sun was very visible to the naked eye recently. Looks forward to seeing JH.
Has just read W. R. Dawes's description of the observatory at Camden Lodge and the telescope by eorg Merz makes TM envious. Hopes JH will press claims for one for the Cape. Is at present engaged sinking the Sector for shelter. TM has suffered much from the effects of the heat. Dr. Gall has died, aged 98. What a drubbing G. B. Airy has given R. H. Inglis.
Has had to leave his work with the Sector due to ill health. Found [George] Child overworked at the Observatory. Comments on some observations. Pleased to hear that JH's health has improved. Mr. Watermeyer has died and C. F. H. von Ludwig remarried. Gives latest news of Kaffir War. Comments on the quarrel between G. B. Airy and James South.
Are preparing an objective for JH, which they expect to send in August.