From:
Michael Faraday
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[7 November 1825]
Source of text:
RS:DM 3.17
Summary:
Sends JH the results of the analyses of several specimens of experimental glass.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Sends JH the results of the analyses of several specimens of experimental glass.
Richard Copeland has received such instruments as the Board thought he should have. A mountain barometer seems extravagant for his duties. If JH thinks a camera lucida is necessary, one can be supplied.
Questions JH's conclusion that Board of Longitude has power to interfere in Admiralty operations. Disagrees that Nautical Almanac errors are serious. Compares them to tables of Charles Hutton, F. X. von Zach, and H. C. Schumacher. When will TY receive Charles Babbage's table?