Regarding the four foot scale standard of Thomas Maclear. Will be pleased to see him on Thursday. R.A.S. has had a letter from the Treasury regarding a grant for Glasgow Observatory.
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Regarding the four foot scale standard of Thomas Maclear. Will be pleased to see him on Thursday. R.A.S. has had a letter from the Treasury regarding a grant for Glasgow Observatory.
Finds that he is unable to attend the Council Meeting so would FB take the chair. Business to be brought before council. Ernesto Capocci has seen a spot on the sun.
Is sending a packet and several letters. Events at the last council meeting. Will read Ernesto Capocci's letter at the next meeting of the R.A.S.
Is sending some drawings of the comet, which had been mislaid. Thomas Maclear's paper is being referred to JH for his corrections. Will discuss which drawings are to be included.
On the variability of the star Alpha Cassiopeia.
Has marked Thomas Maclear's paper and returned it to Thomas Galloway.
Has had a letter from [John?] Phillips regarding star nomenclature revision. The display of meteors on the 10th was very fine.
Thomas Brisbane's application to the government for increase of power at the Parramatta Observatory. Can JH dine with him?
Regarding the Parramatta Observatory. Has produced some colored photographic images.
Has written to G. B. Airy about the Cavendish experiment and encloses his diagram and letter.
Encloses a letter to the Admiralty for JH's signature.
Further regarding the Cavendish experiments.
Invitation to spend the night with him after the R.S.L. dinner on the Saturday.
Fears that he will be unable to attend the Anniversary meeting. Has written to G. B. Airy concerning Orionis.
Is sorry JH was unable to be with them at the Anniversary meeting. Has had a further letter from the Admiralty regarding a pendulum.
Has had no further tidings of the pendulum so has drafted the enclosed letter.
Observations of [Kensa?] received. The George Everest-Thomas Jervis affair.