Answers to [Questions about breeding].
Answers to [Questions about breeding].
Replies to [Questions about breeding].
As Secretary of the Geological Society of London, CD formally expresses thanks for the American Philosophical Society’s Proceedings, vol. 1, no. 6.
Writes, as Secretary of the Geological Society, to thank GAM for his presents, a slab of anthracite with plant impressions (from Philadelphia) and some fossils from Cornwall.
Thanks for copies of the Proceedings of the Geological Society of London, with a request for items (listed) missing from their set.
Offer to supply, if they can, any copies missing from the Geological Society’s run of the American Journal of Science.
Invitation to dine at the Darwins’ with J. S. Henslow.
Presents the account of Smith, Elder & Co. for the now published second and third numbers of the first part of the Zoology.
Introduces Syms Covington and recommends him for employment in Australia.
A letter of reference for Syms Covington.
CD’s servant [Syms Covington] will work his passage to Australia.
Returns a curious stone, of which he hopes to publish an account. [See Volcanic islands, p. 38.]
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JH's letter of 9 Feb. has left him in high spirits. Is also pleased TM's paper was communicated to the R.S.L. Will make arrangements to collect parts of the meteorite and send the 4 lb. part to JH. G. B. Airy consents that Greenwich Mural Circle be sent to Cape Observatory. Will request more engineering personnel for Colonial Survey.
A note accompanying some machine-made mathematical curves.
[Extract] Suggests change in proposed distribution [of Cape Results]. Richard Sheepshanks offered to subsidize portrait of JH, to be distributed with complimentary copies [of Cape Results].
Asks JH to comment on draft of letter from H.E.I.C. court of directors to Marquis of Northampton in response to R.S.L.'s request for support of magnetic survey.
Thanks JE for the account of an experiment performed by JE using an iron ring and a magnet, the results of which JE finds illustrative of the phenomena of Saturn's rings.
Writing at suggestion of [Francis] Beaufort. Needs information concerning [J. A.] Lloyd's observations concerning longitude of his observatory at Mauritius. Encloses prospectus of forthcoming work.
Bermuda Gazette will publish weekly report of weather. Will send reports to JH. Discusses work of others on storms.
Asks permission to add JH's name to the body of fellows of London University.