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Thanks for his letter about Thomas Maclear's boy. Thought he was in the care of his uncle. Will do whatever JH thinks is best.
Is grateful for his suggestion of Charles Pritchard as tutor for Thomas Maclear's sons; has written to him and to Mr. Knight, who is the present tutor. Knight will not be well pleased.
A. D. Bache reports that U.S. will establish magnetic observatory in Washington Territory. ES is preparing instructions for North American survey. Suggests change to JH's proposed article on terrestrial magnetism in Edinburgh Review.
[Government refusal to support five-year magnetic survey] has eliminated services of T. W. Blakiston and Thomas Hull as directors of two magnetic observatories. Instruments for Montreal observatory. Recent magnetic changes in North America. Success of elder B. C. Brodie's eye operation.
Comments on the publication of several volumes.
Describes, using a diagram, how the solar protuberances appeared to him as a color-blind person when he observed a solar eclipse.
Sends JH pamphlets on the representation of Oriental languages using the Roman alphabet. Outlines the advantages of this system.
Sends copy of paper for corrections.
Problems making actinometer observations during solar eclipse. Reports he did not observe the supposed planet Vulcan, but a fixed star. Sends micrometer observations. Describes shape of prominences.
Sends observations of eclipse; asks JH to check accuracy. Details observations with diagonal solar eyepiece. Describes solar corona and lists bright stars visible during totality.
His strength is improving. The Airys are off to Bilboa.
On behalf of GW's wife, thanks for JH's gift of table and bedcurtains.
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