Gratitude for gift of JH's translation [Dante?]. Pending marriage of Amelia Herschel to Thomas Wade.
Gratitude for gift of JH's translation [Dante?]. Pending marriage of Amelia Herschel to Thomas Wade.
Gratitude for JH's recollection of circumstances that led to CS's appointment at Royal Mint. Death of W. H. Barton, whose duties CS took over. Lists famous persons who have written to Treasury on CS's behalf, when Treasury is planning to replace CS with a political appointee.
Note accompanying shipping of a specially bound volume of JH's Cape Results. JH has noted on back of letter that volume will be returned as it arrived without plates or frontispiece.
Apology for errors in binding [see SE's 1868-7-3]; new volume being bound.
Proposes a principle for the establishment of musical scales to satisfy musicians, not mathematicians, as JH had apparently done.
More on musical scales [see GA's 1868-4-3]; GA here proposes the use of hyperbolic logarithms to help establish the scales.
Thanks JH for his note. Asks that JH's paper on scales [1868 'On Musical Scales'] be made available to him.
Thanks JH for his Familiar Lectures. Sends meteorological information.
Wants information for Sir Edward Colebrooke on the involvement of his father [H. T. Colebrooke] in the formation of the Royal Astronomical Society. Cannot ask Charles Babbage because his memory is poor.
Wants information regarding undulatory theory of light controversy and the role of Lord [Henry ] Brougham for his obituary. Congratulates good performance of JH's son [John?] in India.
Discusses [William] Sharpey's view of JH's opinion of [Henry] Brougham's optical writings. Asks for JH's advice on presenting meteorological observations. On observations of an eclipse.
Asks JH to sign [C. P. B.] Walker's certificate for the R.S.L.
Thanks JH for information regarding Henry Brougham [see ES's 1868-9-29 & 1868-10-8]. Also for comment on polarization of aurora. Encloses Captain [John?] Hay's letter, but not plate.
Will publish JH's article on musical scales in October issue[?] of his journal (Quarterly Journal of Science). Discusses JH's opinions on copyrights.
Eyesight is failing. Discusses William Whewell's death and pays him tribute. Says Professor [W. H.] Thompson will replace Whewell.
Has printed a Memorial about Norwich. Discusses this pamphlet. Has been ill. Discusses solitude and says almost none of his friends are still living.
Will assume trusteeship if he is named in the document. Discusses trying to find Neptune with his telescope.
Has autographs showing the spots' motion. Will send them soon. Expresses regret at the death of W. R. Dawes. Refers to recent article on the optician George Merz.
Has made arrangements to have copies of solar autographs sent. Discusses sunspots. Inquires whether JH knows of the University of Lund in Sweden.
Is graphically charting the sun and planets to compare them. Explains the lines and positions of bodies in his diagrams.