Informs WS that JH located Encke's Comet the previous night, and gives the location.
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Informs WS that JH located Encke's Comet the previous night, and gives the location.
Not much news. Regarding Joseph Clement and his work on the machine. William Whewell and G. B. Airy's pendulum experiments. Has had a letter from J. R. Ryan.
Heard from [James] Grahame of CW's sister's death. Invites CW to seclusion at Slough and to occupy himself arranging William Herschel's musical compositions. Tells of JH's narrow escape today in accident aboard Southampton Coach.
Comments on two business matters in the R.S.L., namely, the work of the Glass Committee and the question of calculation of observations made at Parramatta, Australia.
Giving his own and Michael Faraday's views concerning the continuation of the Glass experiments. Regarding the reduction of the Parramatta Observations. Does not wish to undertake it himself.
Last night he discovered Encke's Comet. Gives readings.
Hastens to correct his own error; the comet he observed is no comet, but one of his father's nebulae. Regrets the errors.