Declines being considered for Cambridge's Plumian Professorship. Comments on his plans for the future, including JH's work on JH's father's nebulae.
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Declines being considered for Cambridge's Plumian Professorship. Comments on his plans for the future, including JH's work on JH's father's nebulae.
Has been able to destroy a large portion of the color of brown sugar by the use of chlorine. If these hints are of use to TH's friend, TH may convey them.
Declines the offer of the Professorship of Higher Mathematics at the University of London. Wishes to have time to devote to research.
Asks WW to sign a certificate on behalf of the election of [William] Ritchie to the R.S.L. and to ask Adam Sedgwick to sign also.
Has burned the certificate signed by WW and JH on behalf of election of [William] Ritchie to the R.S.L., because JH, as a R.S.L. secretary, should not endorse candidates. Discusses recent Geological Society meeting.
Sends his reasons for not writing. Includes results of his readings of Etna and observations of the comet.
Some R.S.L. business matters.
On the poor functioning of the R.S.L. Glass Committee.
Business matters for the R.S.L.
Comments on geodesical measurements being made in Ireland.
Responds to having been chosen to be the Vice-President of the R.S.L.