First days in Edinburgh.
First days in Edinburgh.
Shrewsbury news.
Glad he likes Edinburgh.
They have been going to plays performed by a travelling company he knows.
Inquires about the arrival of the memoir sent by GP to JH [see GP's 1825-7-28].
Gratitude to Gioenian Academy of Natural Sciences of Catania [Sicily] for electing JH a corresponding member. [P.S. 1 Oct. 1825:] Reports elevations on Mount Etna measured by JH with mountain barometer in July 1824, with confirmation by Niccolo Cacciatore. [JH's annotations explain sources of errors in elevations.]
Thanking him for sending two volumes. Regarding recent experiments with electricity.
Will be pleased to accept his invitation to spend some days at Slough.
Send copies of the errata to Giuseppe Piazzi's catalogue. Cloud ruined his observation of Saturn.
Introduces Dionysius Lardner, author of system of algebraic geometry, visiting England.
Is sending his latest double stars observations to JH. Weather is making observation difficult. Will be in London in November; hopes to present paper at R.S.L.
Regrets that Richard Taylor has printed his own paper in the P.M. before it appeared in the R.S.P.T. Explains the reason. Is examining various pieces of glass and will forward the results.
Asks JH to obtain entry for JG to the British Museum library.
Happy to host the Smiths from 15 October; thanks them for calling on his family at Binfield, [Berkshire]. His health much better than it has been for a long time.
[Smith has annotated "his last letter!"]
Anxiously awaiting another parcel of plates of "Flora Graeca" from Sowerby. Their planned route from Bristol to London, including a visit to [Aylmer Bourke] Lambert at Boyton, [Wiltshire], expects to be in London by 15 October. Suffering from rheumatism in his legs.
Looking forward to Smith's visit. Thanks for third volume of "English Flora"; wonders how many sheets of paper it took Smith considering [Thomas] Martyn wrote 20,000 sheets in compiling [Philip] Miller's "Gardener's Dictionary", hopes he is not overworking himself to finish it. Compliments to [Thomas Furly] and [Edward] Forster.