Sends first report of Astronomical Society council and James South's corrections for June to Dec. 1821.
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Sends first report of Astronomical Society council and James South's corrections for June to Dec. 1821.
Announces formation of the Astronomical Society. Will be pleased to propose [CG] as an associate.
Has received letter of 3 June 1820 reporting on the new circle at Göttingen Observatory. Will read it to the Astronomical Society and propose CG as associate. Sends some JH publications.
CG has been elected associate of the Astronomical Society. Hopes the benefits will be mutual. Details of the prize subject for the present year. Has read CG's communications on the Reichenbach circle to the Society, where it evoked great interest. Comments on this. CG's certificate has been signed by Fearon Fallows, newly appointed Cape astronomer.
Sends first annual report of the Astronomical Society and will be sending one of JH's papers ['On the Aberrations of Compound Lenses and Object-glasses,' RSPT (1821), 222-67], which JH summarizes.
Note to accompany the sending of a number of papers; comments on the orbits of double stars.
Note regarding the translation into German of JH's Light, which JH notes has already appeared in French.