Astronomer Royal and his wife are visiting the Lubbocks on Saturday; will JH join them for Saturday and Sunday? Will collect him if he likes. Louisa Herschel was the belle of the Bromley Ball.
Astronomer Royal and his wife are visiting the Lubbocks on Saturday; will JH join them for Saturday and Sunday? Will collect him if he likes. Louisa Herschel was the belle of the Bromley Ball.
Makes a correction in the weight of an item reported in the Standards Commission report.
A note accompanying papers related to Melbourne University.
JH and GA together with Robert Lowe and Henry Malden are to find four professors for Melbourne University [see GA's 1854-4-4].
Suggests a meeting to discuss whether to agree to act for Melbourne University [see JH's 1854-4-6].
May not be able to make meeting [see JH's 1854-4-10].
Making some additional arrangements along with meeting [see JH's 1854-4-10].
Sends a revision of the weight of the standard pound deposited at the Royal Mint [see JH's 1853-9-9].
Heard JH plans new edition of Examples of Finite Differences [1820]. Will send list of errors HW found in original. Results of HW's investigation of self-repeating series of numbers.