Sending a lump of a substance quarried near Edenderry; has found some very similar in a quarry of his own. Can send some more specimens. Congratulations on his Baronetcy. Has been prostrated with bronchitis.
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Sending a lump of a substance quarried near Edenderry; has found some very similar in a quarry of his own. Can send some more specimens. Congratulations on his Baronetcy. Has been prostrated with bronchitis.
Has received the notice of the meeting, but regrets his ill health will prevent his attendance at the meeting.
At JR's request [see JR's 1865-1-7], attests to merits of late George Boole as mathematician, in support of petition for government pension for Boole's widow.
Passionately protests bill before Parliament for compulsory adoption of French metric system, 'a piece of French national vanity.'
Encloses published letter of 20 Dec. 1864 from JH to editors of Philosophical Magazine and Journal concerning Charles Babbage, who 'revived this miserable subject' of 1826 dispute between W. H. Wollaston and Humphry Davy regarding Babbage's candidacy for R.S.L. secretaryship.
Thanks WS for his Iliad translation. JH has just finished Book 3 of his own translation of the Iliad.
Lists works received. Has been suffering severely from bronchitic attacks. Is translating Iliad into hexameter verse.
Reports on H. G. Hennessey's paper [R.S.L. Proceedings, 13, 312-] on synchronous distribution of temperature over earth's surface. Feels bewildered by paper, and believes it could be condensed.
Fragment of a letter discussing diffraction, JH's son's journey to observe eclipse and strong polarization of sun's corona, evidence of vast solar atmosphere.
Returns the certificates duly signed and also Angelo Secchi's letter, which he was pleased to see. Elaborates on the possible causes of James Nasmyth's 'willow leaves.'
Works out the derivation for a mathematical problem, and JH suggests that son John should use this derivation in his paper; it is christening day for William, son of John's sister Caroline. [Also included is a one page letter of family news from sister Julia.]
Sends Book XIV of JH's Iliad translation. Fears he may not live to finish it and may not find a publisher. Glorious winter in England. Son William and wife have arrived in Calcutta.
Discusses at length the means of calculating the mean daily rainfall in India, and comments on son John's work in geodesy.