Agenda items for next meeting of 'Committee for Superintending the Construction of Standards.' Compares English, French, Danish, and Prussian standards.
Agenda items for next meeting of 'Committee for Superintending the Construction of Standards.' Compares English, French, Danish, and Prussian standards.
A notice of meeting of the Standards Committee.
Regarding H. C. Schumacher and the Stephen Groombridge observations.
Regarding a letter from F. W. Bessel. On holiday on the Isle of Wight.
Regarding a meeting of the new 'Standard' committee.
Is expecting to be summoned to Slough, about repossessing JH's [and William Herschel's] old premises; this will affect JH's availability for a meeting [see GA's 1843-6-24].
Asks GA on behalf of F. W. Bessel, for unreduced positions of a star that FB wishes to examine for annual parallax.
Apologizes for confusion about F. W. Bessel's request [see GA's 1843-6-6], but JH had neglected to check date on FB's letter.