Send money for Richard Farley to the Nautical Almanac Office. Has just moved house and is in the process of moving thousands of books.
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Send money for Richard Farley to the Nautical Almanac Office. Has just moved house and is in the process of moving thousands of books.
Thanks for book. Has written three books on the foundation of algebra. Comments on these.
Hopes the Friendly Society goes on well.
Will send the information to Mary Somerville. Death of Francis Baily is most grievous. Hopes JH will write an obituary. Society has to elect a new president. Regarding his own algebraic papers.
Has been unable to reply to JH's note as he was ill. There will be a special General meeting of the society in November to hear the memoir of Francis Baily. Will send all the information as soon as possible. Has invented a new algebraic symbol.
Sends rough notes on Francis Baily's interests and works. Has not heard from W. S. Stratford lately.
Mr. Malby has obtained copyright of 36' globe and intends to lay down nebulae, also double stars. Is JH's work [on double stars] likely to be finished soon? Should wait for this work.
Takes great interest in Mr. Malby's globes as he is writing an article on the uses of globes. Comments on the work of Malby.
JH has forgotten to name the day of his arrival. Can he let Elizabeth Baily know? Thinks he did the right thing in staying at Tavistock Place.
Is obliged for his list of James Dunlop. Has been reading JH's memoir of Francis Baily. Comments on this.
Sending the note for JH's son on how to decimalize fractions of a pound. JH's memoir has gone to press. Would like details of JH's work on the Southern stars for the Annual Report.
The memoirs are cut enough already. Hopes his health is better.
Elizabeth Baily would like him to write an inscription for her brother's memorial tablet. Francis Baily was buried in the land of his fathers at Thatcham.
Suggesting alterations in the wording for the memorial tablet to Francis Baily.
Encloses the corrections by his friend T. H. Key to the wording for the memorial to Francis Baily.
Further regarding the inscription for the memorial to Francis Baily. Has forwarded it to the executors and translated it for Elizabeth Baily. Wire pens satisfy him.
The epitaph has been sent to be drawn onto the stone. Comments on some of the wording. Sends some Alderton's blotting paper and the compliments of the season.
Regarding pens and suitable ink for various types. Further comments on the inscription for Francis Baily's memorial tablet.
W. H. Smyth, Thomas Galloway, and AD went down and visited the library of the Mathematical Society and found it in very good state.
Regarding the by-laws of the Society. Does not know anything about the Cambridge Transactions. Recommends various mathematical papers.