Comments on a number of resolutions of the R.S.L., as always encouraging keeping government activity at a distance.
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Comments on a number of resolutions of the R.S.L., as always encouraging keeping government activity at a distance.
Expresses unease about P. S. Laplace's formulation of the barometric determination of height; in a postscript comments that Michael Faraday's lecture on conservation of force is a 'strange production.'
Writing article [for Encyclopaedia Britannica] on meteorology. Asks questions regarding work of [H. W.] Dove and [Thomas?] Taylor regarding cyclone and storm theory. Discusses barometric fluctuation.
Thanks for lecture on glacier cleavage. Wonders how 'regelation' occurs when two masses of ice at 32° are placed in contact.
JH's health is improving. Sends a portion of a letter from Thomas Maclear regarding Dr. [David] Livingstone's observations. Suggests the portion be read at the Geographical Society. Asks RM to invite Livingstone to visit JH.
Thanks for HB's Familiar Astronomy. Praises it as a good introduction to astronomy.
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