On the questions of the usefulness of occultations and the use of mean time in astronomy, JH would much value WS's opinions.
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On the questions of the usefulness of occultations and the use of mean time in astronomy, JH would much value WS's opinions.
Informs FB that it is JH's intention to resign as secretary of the R.S.L. at the next anniversary meeting.
Communicates to WS the award of the Royal Gold Medal for his 'magnificent work on the New Catalogue of 3112 Double Stars.' Informs WS that award is for research completed within 5 years of presentation.
Received letters of 8 Dec. through [Charles] Babbage, including interesting work on statistical returns for Netherlands. Rejoices at prospect of new observatory in Brussels. Promises to do his utmost to help. Honored to be correspondent of Academy of Brussels. Requests AQ address further letters to JH as 'President of Astronomical Society.'
May not be able to separate double stars with the twenty foot reflector. Is reviewing nebulae. Regrets [Josef] Fraunhofer did not live to see WS's work. Speaks of standard catalogue of 2881 stars as joint labor of all observatories. Interested in bright stars with minute companions.
Has more leisure after resigning as Secretary to the Royal Society. Is sending his and [James] South's magnitude scales and positions of observation for WS to compare. Lists common double stars and offers means of comparison. Remarks on 'new star,' the fifth star in the trapezoid of Orion.
Expresses regrets that George Airy's memoir on spherical aberration in telescope eyepieces and WH's 'Theory of Systems of Rays' reached JH too late for adequate treatment in JH's 'Light.'
Thanks for, praises, and comments on WH's 'Systems of Rays' paper. Says WH will have a distinguished career. Mentions other works and hopes to forward them with others he receives to WH.
Suggests change in composition of a pot to be made by [Apsley] Pellatt for an experiment.
Hopes to meet JH in London, and to finish building for R.S.L. soon. Discusses various prisms for experiments. Mentions 'neat' process for drawing uranium from iron.
Outlines experiments for JC to carry out on 'agglutination of Earths for living Crucibles.'
Thanks managers of Royal Institution for generosity in offering facilities [to Optical Glass Committee] for erection of a furnace.
Proposes an adjustment in the proportions of the ingredients in the next glass-making experiment.
Received the first volume of Johann Pfaff's German translation of William Herschel's papers. Just completed a second catalog of double stars; review of nebulae going slowly. JH comments on his precise sweeps.
Astronomical Society will lend instruments, including a Beaufoy Clock and a transit circle, to WS for his observations.
Informs TT that the R.S.L. will print his paper on chromium. Discusses results obtained in TT's experiments.
Argues that neither CB nor his friends should in any way act to create difficulty at future R.S.L. meetings, as that will allow those attacked to resign with dignity. Rather elect someone else at the next anniversary meeting.
Regarding support for Charles Babbage at Oxford.
Announcing his decision of resigning from the Secretaryship of the R.S.L.
Letter of condolence on the death of CB's son Charles.