Mrs. Airy has given birth to a son.
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Mrs. Airy has given birth to a son.
Introducing B. A. Gould, who wishes to study observatories and astronomy in Europe. GA doubts whether he will be able to attend the meeting of the R.A.S.
Passing on information received from a O. M. Mitchel[l] of Cincinnati regarding Antares, and the surface of the sun.
A note enclosing a copy of a letter from the Admiralty, on which JH is requested to comment.
Regarding estimates and payment for a parallectical mounting.
Regarding the condition for determining the best possible orbit for a double star.
Letter of introduction for Professor [J.?] Hoffer of Vienna.
Regarding the printing of JH's countings field-falls of stars.
Just returned from nine weeks on the continent. Met Miss Caroline Herschel, who mentioned a catalogue of John Flamsteed's stars to which she had attached some notes.
Is thinking of writing an account of the new planet.
Regarding the slow motion screw in declination.
Regarding his paper about the new planet. Attacks by article in the Athenaeum.
Regarding F. W. Bessel's table for the Huygenian satellite. On early chronology.
Regarding Johann Lamont's numbers.
Lists the contents of a parcel being sent.
Domestic news. Further regarding telescopes and slow motion in declination.
Sends extracts of a letter from H. C. Schumacher. Does not agree with Schumacher regarding F. W. Bessel's 'specific attraction.'
Regarding W. S. Stratford and the printing of the catalogues. F. W. Bessel's star corrections.
Regarding F. W. Bessel's doubt concerning the law of gravitation.
Is sending papers, from an American, for JH's opinion.