Informs JH that he has been appointed member of a B.A.A.S. committee to translate and publish in England foreign scientific memoirs.
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Informs JH that he has been appointed member of a B.A.A.S. committee to translate and publish in England foreign scientific memoirs.
Informs JH that the B.A.A.S. has again placed him on a committee to translate and publish foreign scientific memoirs.
B.A.A.S. requests that JH head a committee to work on the reduction of observations of N. L. Lacaille's stars. G. B. Airy and Thomas Henderson will also be assigned to the committee.
The report by G. B. Airy, Thomas Henderson, and JH on N. L. Lacaille's stars will be brought forth at the next meeting of the B.A.A.S. JP requests a copy in advance of the meeting.
A report by JH, George Peacock, William Whewell, and Humphrey Lloyd on magnetic observations will be read at the B.A.A.S. meeting in August.
JH appointed to committee with G. B. Airy and Thomas Henderson to study the reductions of the calculations on N. L. Lacaille's stars. They will be granted £189.
JH appointed to head a committee including George Peacock, Humphrey Lloyd, and Edward Sabine to study meteorological instruments. They will be granted £400. The grant will be presented in Glasgow next September.
Discusses need for barometric observations; asks if JH has plans to build a barometer.
Reminder that JH must report on 'Reduction of Meteorological Observations' at next meeting.