Regrets that he cannot offer JH the information he needs regarding the stature of service-men, but suggests places for further searching. Shares observations about relationships between dew point and barometer.
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Regrets that he cannot offer JH the information he needs regarding the stature of service-men, but suggests places for further searching. Shares observations about relationships between dew point and barometer.
Communicates Balloon Committee's feeling that balloon should not go as high as JH suggested, despite Henry Coxwell's having safely ascended higher. Reports successful presentation of previous results, hoping that Committee will find sufficient funding to continue.
Asks JH to look at a letter by John Forbes Watson, whose paper the R.S.L. recently refused to read.
Assures JH that [Cape Results] will receive warm welcome in libraries of India. Suggests other recipients there. Send copies with dispatches from India House.
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JH writes to the best of his knowledge about William Mann's competence in various areas.
Urges renewal of high balloon ascents with periodic observations both to further knowledge of law of decrement of temperature and pressure and for 'ulterior investigations.'
Notes that actinometer observations prove faulty due to problem with instruments. Asks that WS notify Indian observatories to join others in terminating such observations until JH finds method of getting around problem.
Thanks WS for offer of professorship of astronomy at Oxford, but declines it, partly because of other pursuits and health reasons, and considers his astronomical career terminated.
Stresses importance for Balloon Committee of obtaining corresponding temperatures and pressures; describes two highly sensitive thermometers that might be built for this purpose.
Interprets [John] Dalton's theory of the nonelasticity of gas particles, expressing its limitations, particularly in regard to a Mr. Paton's paper.
Suggests course of action regarding 'Gen'l. Cullen's [?]' hydrometric observations submitted to R.S.L.