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From:
John Wrottesley
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
9 August 1863
Source of text:
RI MS Conybeare Album, f.25
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Contributor:
Faraday Project
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Informs JW that JH has received notice from H. J. Temple [Lord Palmerston] that Thomas Maclear is to be put on the next list to receive a pension.
Invites Herschels to visit Wrottesley [Hall, Staffordshire] to witness James Glaisher's 'last high Balloon Ascent' from Wolverhampton on 13 Aug.
Invites Herschels to view James Glaisher's next balloon ascent, sometime after 20 Aug. Glaisher's report to B.A.A.S. on eight ascents is just out. JW identifies rapid ascent as cause of observation errors. Predicts adoption of imported [metric] 'Decimal Scale' from Continent.