Send plan of furnace to TY or Michael Faraday before tomorrow's committee meeting.
Send plan of furnace to TY or Michael Faraday before tomorrow's committee meeting.
Describes plan to carry out pendulum experiments with G. B. Airy. Asks JH for help in borrowing instruments from the R.S.L.
Describes the pendulum experiments he and G. B. Airy are carrying out in Dolcoath Mine.
Reports that an accident destroyed one of the pendulums used by G. B. Airy and WW in their Dolcoath experiments. Obtained some results and believes in the general soundness of the method employed.
Tells JH that the Lucasian Professorship has become available. Believes most Cambridge people favor JH. Urges JH to write the electors, i.e., the heads of the Cambridge colleges.
Hopes that JH will visit Ireland and if he does that he will visit them. David Brewster also intends visiting Ireland.
Berlin Academy plans a new Astronomical Chart. Thanks for JH's work on the double stars. Will see he has changed his address.
Regrets he has taken so long to answer his letter. Gives reasons why the Commission does not allocate the same zone to two astronomers. Readings of J. Grooby and T. J. Hussey. Thanks for JH's work. J. E. Bode's work will be continued.
Sending a paper for the R.S.L. Humphry Davy does not approve entirely of his arguments. Would be pleased if JH would glance over it and then inform Davy that he has it.
Was grateful for JH's letter and detailed notes. Hopes he will attach a copy to the paper when he communicates it to the R.S.L.
Has just received his letter. Has had no opportunity of examining the iron. Several years ago he made some experiments on the alloys of lead and cast iron, but does not remember the results. Is surprised that no new metal has been found in meteorites.
Has received JH's letter informing him that he has been made an associate member of the Astronomical Society. Is very grateful for this honor.
Observed this morning, for the first time, a comet. Gives readings.
Giving further details and readings of the comet he has been observing.
Sending a copy of his letter he has sent to J. B. J. Fourier [see JG's 1826-11-22]. Comments on readings and observations of this comet.
Has heard nothing from JH since he left the island. Would like to hear regarding the height of Etna and the latest comet.
Has been transcribing his paper on suspensions. Comments on this and hopes it will be received by the council. Would like to know if his paper has been received.
Was favored with his letter. Comments on his paper and revised it. Hopes to be in town on Thursday. Believes [Stephen] Lee has the last number of Annales de chimie.