Returns EC's manuscript with some comments.
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Returns EC's manuscript with some comments.
Offers a variety of solutions to stopping 'offensive light' during solar observations.
Regarding the non-arrival of his star catalogues. Thinks that four volumes will finish the observations.
Is sending the third volume of Ecliptic stars. Has arrived in Leamington for the winter and for his daughter's marriage.
Gives details of his various telescopes and cameras.
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.
Thanks JH for clues to interesting star 'near Eta Coronae.' Sends sketches of April [1832?] observations of nebulae.
Praises JH's Cape Results. Sends EC's paper read at Royal Irish Academy, three engravings of EC's 'Circle,' and EC's recent work dabbling 'in other than Astronomical affairs.'
Disappointed that EC could not visit Collingwood in February while in Tunbridge Wells to visit daughter, Mrs. Arthur Warre. Leaving for London to see Exhibition.
Will send records of cometic nebulae EC found in Nice during winter of 1844-1845. These did not appear in JH's catalogue. Does JH have all nebulae found by William Parsons?
Sending sketches of nebulae made in Nice and Naples in 1843-1845 using K. L. Harding's maps. Please return them.