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More suggestions for the laboratory, including some experiments.
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About matters relating to the building of the observatory.
Invites JH to London Institution to observe an experiment.
Birthday greetings to JH. Severe wind damage at Slough, but telescopes are safe. News of acquaintances. Condition of JH's horse.
Writes to acknowledge the receipt of a volume of the Transactions of the Philosophical Society of Philadelphia.
Events at Cambridge. Has a paper by A. L. Cauchy for him. Has met Humphry Davy and discussed CB's machine. CB is celebrated in verse.
Bearer must show the inscription which must be corrected by JH. Regarding a price for the work.
Per JH's request, DW wrote to Alfred Chalon inquiring about miniature portraits. Quotes prices. Lists names of satisfied patrons.
WS was elected associate of Astronomical Society. Distributed books as WS directed. Will send JH's and James South's observations of double stars when printed. Neither Thomas Young nor William Herschel received WS's Dorpat observations.
Was pleased to receive JH's letter. Regrets to hear of the death of Sir William Herschel. Grateful to the Board of Longitude for their assistance. Regarding the deficiencies of one of the clocks. Work carried out. Site has been approved for the new observatory.
Account of various fevers and inflammations suffered by himself, his youngest daughter, his wife, and maid-servant. Death of [Thomas] Purton's eldest son from pulmonary consumption, as well as his partner, who was to have been his son-in-law. Observed again the 'Byssus septica' in his cellar covering everything with particles. Gratified by Smith's remarks on Purton's "Appendix to the Midland Flora". Hopes to see Smith at one of their summer committees [of Apothecaries Company] in Chelsea.
Sending 'Juncus' specimens from his herbarium, delayed by his comparison with the specimens [James] Bicheno sent to Linnean Society accompanying his paper on subject; observations on species.
Having heard that Smith is engaged in finishing "Flora Britannica" ["English Flora"] sends two plants that may be of use, 'Hypnum polymorphum' and 'Racodium actua', detailed observations on each.
Reply to Smith's of 27 February delayed by ill health and domestic troubles, including: his confinement for the last four months by the "very awkward weather"; death of his grandchild, the eldest daughter of Mrs Charlotte Lynn who died last summer, from a cold upon her chest and illness of three other of the children; Mr Lynn's threatening to leave Keswick; and the ailing of Mrs Goodenough of Lincolnshire's two remaining children out of ten, now being treated by Sir Henry Halford [(1766-1844), physician].
Attended a rare daytime Linnean Society council meeting at which an "absurd" hoax paper about robins read at the previous meeting; Joseph Sabine proposed publicly acknowledging it at the next meeting but Goodenough persuaded them to let the matter drop, grateful the reader is not stipendiary otherwise public notice might have been made. The Society unable to commit to publishing all eleven of [Francis Hamilton's] remarks on the "Hortus Malabaricus" and should never have printed the first part; this, alongside the cock robin paper, has determined [Alexander] Macleay to resign his post.