Wollaston Fund should be reserved for furtherance of private individual research, not for vast public projects. Prefers to ask assistance from secretary for Colonies.
Wollaston Fund should be reserved for furtherance of private individual research, not for vast public projects. Prefers to ask assistance from secretary for Colonies.
Add to [ES's] enclosed letter, which ES will explain more fully at committee meeting next week.
Colonial governor at Ceylon will grant £150 annually for operation of magnetic observatory at Colombo, directed by Royal Artillery officers already there, if [R.S.L.] will supply instruments. Proposes seeking money for instruments from Wollaston Fund.
Appropriate use of Wollaston Fund for supporting research. Possible sources of instruments for new magnetic and meteorological observatory at St. John's, Newfoundland.
Sends TT some specimens of the plant tritonia uvaria.
Notifies JH of his and [P. A. ] Hansen's arrival in Greenwich from Gotha. Plans on visiting JH the following day via Staplehurst.
Mortified at Punch cartoon libeling WS's sovereign. Enjoyed WS's visit and invites Otto Struve again. Request WS to give [G. B.] Airy his 'full impressions' of Munich glass as opposed to British glass. Supports British glass for Cape's colonial instruments.
Introduces [Wilhelm] Döllen, who wishes to meet JH. WS recommends Munich glass for the Cape telescope.
Encloses letter from Edward Sabine suggesting establishment of magnetic and meteorological observatory in colony of Ceylon.
Encloses letter from Edward Sabine and supports proposal contained therein for excursion southward from Cape of Good Hope to complete magnetic data.
Remarks that the citizens of Hanover 'are all out of their senses' over the newly completed railway. Has been confined to the upstairs of her home since 3 February.
Regarding object glasses for telescopes. Relative merits of Munich and French object glasses.
Further observations on object glasses.
Hopes the Friendly Society goes on well.
Has developed a new process for making photographs that are better than the Daguerreotype. HW would like to sell the process [patent?] to someone in England.
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