Regarding the assaying at the Mint. Hopes JH will use his influence to assist W. H. Barton's son.
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Regarding the assaying at the Mint. Hopes JH will use his influence to assist W. H. Barton's son.
Sending a curve of mean temperature [of the moon]. Comments on this. Is to be printed in the proceedings of the R.S.L.
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.
Is pleased that his book, the Government of England, meets with JH's approval.
Thanks for his letter acknowledging Plutology and for the proof of the article in which JH refers to it. Authorship is difficult in these parts away from the proper books. Gives reasons why he chose the particular title and spelling.
Was grateful to receive JH's kind letter. Will give him great pleasure to speak of JH's son John. Wonders if his other son has returned from India.
Letter did not reach him as he had left town for Clifton. Hopes to reach town in time to see JH's son [John] before he leaves. Unable to meet him at Greenwich as he had to return with [Andrew S.] Waugh.
Introduces WH to JH, explains where WH fits into the Herschel family, and tells a little about WH's life.
Sending an account of an earth shock at Wrotham on 3 Sept. and inquiring if it was noticed at Hawkhurst.
The Directors of the Andersonian University (Glasgow) have made a mistake in not appointing JH's son [Alexander]. What is his son doing now as they would like him to lecture.
Has his note of the 19th and also saw JH's son [Alexander] for a few minutes yesterday. Agrees that JH's son should not become a candidate until he has given the lectures. Hopes to see him at Merrylea.
Asks JH to sign a certificate for Fellowship of the R.S.L. of [William Stanley] Jevons.
Thanks for his letter. Has no copy of JH's Cape Observations so cannot refer to them. Comments on articles on telescopes by JH; they do not lead him to adopt the arrangement he adverted to 10 years ago. Regarding priorities in discoveries.
[Charles?] Pritchard has embittered the subject so he must just acknowledge the receipt of JH's letter.
Father is unable to write so he has to thank him for his letter and the offer of Leucadendron seeds. Will try some experiments with them. Comments on some of C. R. Darwin's theories. Has he tried the Peruvian potato experiment? Does not remember a Camellia fruiting.
Is puzzled by two apparent contradictions in JH's recent book Familiar Lectures. Are they printer's errors? Was related by marriage with the late Sir John William Lubbock.
Drawing of 'the singular mottled appearance of portions of the Sun's disk ... March 19th 1864'.
Has placed Mr. Frosmard's letter before the Geological Society, and also discussed the matter with R. I. Murchison, but regrets he is unable to help.
R. A. T. Gascoyne-Cecil (Viscount Cranborne) would like JH's opinion on the value of the investigations carried out by Messrs. Schlagintweit in 1854; four volumes have already been published.