About organization of the executive of the R.A.S.
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About organization of the executive of the R.A.S.
A note accompanying a new book on etymology and requesting JH comment on it.
Comments on book on etymology forwarded by Sherwood & Co. [see 1843-5-26].
Thanks for JH's 1843-6-16.
Describes experiments in the electrochemical decomposition of metallic salts.
Further on the electrochemical decomposition of metallic salts [see AS's 1843-2-28], and its relationship to photography.
A new committee on standards is to be created to oversee the preparation and measuring of appropriate standard measures; seeks JH's opinion about asking Francis Baily and W. H. Miller to do the accurate weighing and measuring.
A notice of meeting of the Standards Committee.
Provides JH with the measurements from a series of observations of Gamma Virginis.
Provides JH with information and advice about large lenses, which JH is considering for a Cape of Good Hope Observatory equatorial telescope.
Describes some available glass discs, which might do for making lenses for a large refracting telescope [see GA's 1843-8-30].
A notice of meeting of the Standards Committee, together with an indication of business to be conducted at that meeting.
JH sends some examples of a unique kind of latent photograph, and adds other comments about various aspects of photography. JH has seen a good aurora. He now agrees with A. C. Becquerel's theory of the spectrum.
Is glad to have been put in touch with WH again. Supports WH for the Professorship of Botany in Dublin. Reminisces about the good times at the Cape.
Requests publication of what will hopefully be JH's last letter on the Slough telescope [see JH's "[Reply to Dr. Robinson [on the Reflecting Telescopes of the Late Sir William Herschel]," Athenaeum, #836 (Nov. 4, 1843), 983-4.
Comments on the intention of a friend of WF to write a work on geography. JH's son William was ill and at home and had commented on WF's son.
Thanks WH for his drawing of the comet, which JH will communicate to the R.A.S.
Refers to a variety of salts and their reaction to light in the production of photographs. JH hopes that [?] still intends to publish his work in this area.
Writing memoir of James Grahame. Asks JH to send list of all Grahame's publications, copies of his work, and any available reviews.
Thanks JH for poem [F. Schiller's 'The Walk']. Sends greetings to Lady Herschel.