From:
John Frederick William Herschel
To:
William Henry Sykes
Date:
13 November 1851
Source of text:
MM/16/164, Royal Society
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Royal Society
No summary available.
Reports decision by governors of Bank [of England] concerning which coins are best for exportation. JH suggests alloy of copper and gold for Canadian circulation.
Forwards two letters, one from Thomson Hankey.
Received letter from Robert Mushet regarding Mushet's securities. Advises JH to consult George Maule.
Reports on and discusses applications of hourly wet bulb observations in ocean.
GA's assistant bought the weights at the auction for less than JH had offered [see GA's 1851-11-9].