Responds to GS's letters of 1864-2-4 about procedures for printing JH's 'Catalogue of Nebulae' and receipt of William Herschel's manuscripts .
Responds to GS's letters of 1864-2-4 about procedures for printing JH's 'Catalogue of Nebulae' and receipt of William Herschel's manuscripts .
Further about nebulae catalogue [see JH's 1864-2-5].
CR's hypothesis regarding effects of rotation of large masses, like sun and Jupiter, on rotation and orbits of small planets and satellites. Quotes Genesis for support.
Forwards WS's observations of cloud cover in Banffshire during full moons of Dec. 1863, Jan. 1864, and Feb. 1864, as suggested by JH in Good Words.
JH declines to negotiate further about FT's continuing occupancy of Herschel House.
Comments and will consider writing on article subjects proposed by Dr. [Norman?] McLeod. Requests Hebrew version of Genesis, chapter 1, with pronunciation and translation guides.
Intrigued by discovery of 'willow leav[e]s' on sun's photosphere, bought new telescope eyepiece. Reports observations on 'leav[e]s' and overall 'rice-like' texture of sun under telescope.
Richard Hodgson claims to have invented the diagonal solar eyepiece despite JH's description of it in Cape Results.
Thanks JH for reading R.A.S. records. G. P. Bond will not receive R.A.S. medal. The Beaufoy Clock is recovered.
Richard Hodgson pursues claim to invention of the diagonal solar eyepiece while claiming that JH disclaimed the invention.
The practice at the Royal Observatory is to compare proof copies with calculation sheets [see JH's 1864-2-5].
As JH has made minor changes in many calculated results, the proof sheets cannot be easily compared with the calculation sheets [see GA's 1864-2-6].
Further regarding the forthcoming meeting of the Standards Commission. Regarding JH's 'Catalogue of Nebulae.'
Regarding JH's forthcoming visit. On the platinum in the pound weight becoming browned.
Expecting him soon. Experiments on the National pound.
Regarding the transit of Mercury. Error in calculating the pound weights.
Will JH and his son [William] come and dine with him this week?
Is trying to discover the train connections that will allow JH to come to a meeting of the Standards Committee without coming to London overnight. 'Catalogue of Nebulae' is now in proof state [see GA's 1863-10-9] and needs to be checked.
Informs JH about train service [see JH's 1864-2-5], and encourages JH to stay with GA from the night before the meeting.
Is now too ill to come to the meeting of the Standards Committee; replies to GA's queries about how to clean up the pound [see GA's 1864-2-8].