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On what is to happen at the expiration of a three year period assigned for the undertaking of certain magnetic observations.
Physical Committee yesterday amended report by J. D. Forbes and recommended that R.S.L. establish a magnetical and meteorological observatory in vicinity of London.
Payment for instruments sent to Breslau observatory. Received proofs of JH's paper, which does justice to Humphrey Lloyd. Spoke to Lord Melbourne about establishing a magnetical and meteorological observatory in vicinity of London. Compares expenses for permanent and temporary observatories.
Sends enclosure to JH. [Humphrey] Lloyd also has a copy and Lloyd will send comments directly to JH.
Pleased JH will be in London soon. George Peacock and William Whewell will become members of Magnetical Committee. Received information from [J. C.] Ross at Sydney.
Will send information from observatories where aurora are visible. Discusses occurrences at various observatories and a letter from [C.] Kreil to [A. T.] Kupffer regarding his observations.
[John] Lefroy should replace [Charles] Riddell in Canada. Discusses proposed Norwegian observatory and proposals for various instruments. Navy officers may be helpful observers in colonies.
Reports on letter from Humphrey Lloyd and latest information from [J. C.] Ross's voyage. Has received JH's meteorological plates.
Reports on instruments being sent to Hamburg and to Egyptian observatories. Encloses portion of [K.] Kriel's letter to [A. T.] Kupffer. Reports on [Charles] Riddell's securing a site for a meteorological observatory.
[Charles] Riddell's observations suggest Europe and North America experience magnetic disturbances at similar times, but in opposite directions. Suggests course of action for [Charles] Riddell and Lieutenant Younghusband in North America.
Hopes [Humphrey] Lloyd will reconsider V.F. Magnetometer based on JH's remarks. Discusses Canadian observatories. States who will perform U. S. magnetic survey. Discusses micrometer use.
Sends the corrections of the Meteorological Instructions to JH. Presents a new plan for recording data.
Discusses corrections and title page of a report. Discusses the damage to Charles Riddell's instruments.
Believes Treasury will cover all expenses. The application for a Cairo observatory looks promising and H. C. Oersted is eager to set up a station in Copenhagen. Writes of the instrument requests of other stations.
Plans to order equipment needed for observatories. Asks JH to examine the bills. Announces that both Bavaria and Denmark are planning observatories.
Is of the opinion that plans for the Bavarian observatory station should continue. Announces that the report is finally being printed.
Discusses Charles Riddell's desire to serve at a North American observatory and the expenses involved.
Suggests a book of expenses be kept at the R.S.L.
Discusses plans for a U.S. magnetic observatory and of [Karl] Kreil's paper about predicting earthquakes. Discusses the affairs of other observatories.