Sends his personal scientific journal to JH. Charles Babbage has already given JS much help.
Sends his personal scientific journal to JH. Charles Babbage has already given JS much help.
Claims if he had known certain informations concerning discovery of Neptune, he would have ranked J. C. Adams's claim equal with U. J. J. Leverrier's.
Asks JH's opinion of placement of some of William Herschel's documents. Agrees with JH on Neptune case, although he claims to have difficulty formulating an argument.
Is sending pamphlet which he hopes will persuade Aberdeen University authorities to retain the chair of Natural Philosophy. Would like JH's comments on this.
Is asking JH for assistance.
A follow-up letter [see BB's 1860-2-14] asking for an immediate response to BB's request for money.
Regarding the sun's equation. Sun spots.
Regarding modifications to the water eye piece of his telescope.
On the usefulness of Stephen's Writing Fluid to stop the sun's excess of light at large apertures in the telescope.
Would like a letter from JH supporting him against the charge of incompetency in his editing of the Photographic News.
Is grateful for the help JH's letter gave him in his legal dispute with the Photographic News.
Sends published paper containing GY's proof that roots of algebraic equations above fourth degree cannot be represented by finite functions, and showing how roots of fifth degree equations may be found. GY's method may be extended to all higher degrees.
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