Gives details of William Herschel's youth, to correct errors in TP's anecdote about WH in Stroud Journal.
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Gives details of William Herschel's youth, to correct errors in TP's anecdote about WH in Stroud Journal.
Has just received the Stroud Journal and TP's letter. Thinks it a fair and proper thing that TP has done. His own letter had no sinister insinuation.
JH regrets he will not have time to review paper on Indian meteorology.
Requests that JH return a paper sent to him.
Sends £10 to GA, exhausting grant from R.S.L. GA's estimate of 5600 nebulae was too high. Recommends asking R.S.L. for additional £50.
Checking the accuracy of a writer's expression of JH's views.
As GA is about to leave on holiday, he brings JH up to date on the state of the nebula calculations [see JH's 1862-5-28].
Writes to point out an error in a pamphlet he had written. Discusses plans for upcoming trip to the north.
Reports on and deems fit for publication [William] Hopkins's paper [R.S.P.T., 153, 677-] on theory of motion of glaciers.
The R.S.L. grant is almost used up; how much more money will be needed for the nebula catalogue [see GA's 1862-6-25]?
Attempts a more accurate estimate of work to be done on nebula catalogue [see JH's 1862-6-27].
Is applying for professorship at Addiscombe Military College and would like JH's support.
Has been ill, which accounts for the delay in answering his letter. Has applied for the position at Addiscombe. Remarks concerning volcanoes and his own and JH's queries regarding them.
The family is complaining about not having any news from AH; comments about AH's explanation of the color of copper sulfate by twilight.
Thanks AH for the chemical analyses [see JH's 1862-2-13]; gives fatherly advice about spending, or not spending, money.
Per JH's directions, forwarded presentation copies [of JH's Cape Results] to J. C. Melvill for distribution to libraries in India.
Received five copies of JH's Cape Results. Will forward them to designated institutions in India.
More corrections of errors [in reduction of JH's catalogue of nebulae].
More corrections of errors [in reduction of JH's catalogue of nebulae].
Thanks JH for his 1862-6-2. Apologizes for misstatements TP had made [Stroud Journal, 10 May 1862] about William Herschel.