Regarding W. T. Brande's attack on the Astronomical Society. Joseph Banks and his opposition to CB. Recent happenings in the Astronomical Society. Thanks for the volumes.
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Regarding W. T. Brande's attack on the Astronomical Society. Joseph Banks and his opposition to CB. Recent happenings in the Astronomical Society. Thanks for the volumes.
Regarding W. T. Brande's recent attack on the Astronomical Society. The Board of Longitude and its dealings with CB. Has met Henry Warburton recently.
Would CB breakfast with JH in order to meet members of the Correction Committee.
Please forward the address of H. Meikle, the computer.
Will call on JH tomorrow. Has had a letter from Benjamin Gompertz.
Regarding JH's misunderstanding with George Dollond in the latter's quarrel with James South.
Unable to leave his wife. Has read about JH's purchases at Christie's.
No need for meeting of Correction Committee. Will be in town on Friday and hopes to meet him.
Will be having a meeting with the Gwatkins. Regarding becoming a trustee of JH's and matters appertaining to it.
Has had a visit from Mr. Cox. Regarding payment of carriage for parcel from Vienna. Will be visiting him on Tuesday.
Is glad he is coming on Tuesday. Regarding the parcel of books from Vienna. Recent experiments with mercury.
Would like to visit this week. Has had an attack of rheumatic fever. Gives tables of orbit of a comet.
Regarding barometric observations.
Regarding their chances of obtaining a professorship at Cambridge.
Would like to see him and discuss plans regarding his calculating machine.
Regarding W. T. Brande's attack on Sir Joseph Banks, and its relation to the Council of the Astronomical Society.
Matters relating to his calculating machine.
Please forward enclosed note to Mrs. Roget [wife of P. M. Roget?]. Various items of interest.
Tells CB that JH has seen a calculating machine made by some 'rascally frenchman'.
Will not be able to pay a visit as children have whooping cough. Has been demonstrating his calculating machine. Hopes to see him at the Greenwich visitation.