Requests JH forward [James] Grahame's last letter to the Stewarts. Enjoyed JH's Cape Results. Discusses Harvard Observatory and a recent bequest.
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Requests JH forward [James] Grahame's last letter to the Stewarts. Enjoyed JH's Cape Results. Discusses Harvard Observatory and a recent bequest.
Hoping JH receives [Francis] Ronalds's and [W. R.] Birt's statements regarding Kew Observatory. Asks JH to bring William Parson's note to their [JH and ES's] upcoming meeting. Discusses finances of Kew.
[John] Murray is wrong; ES has no more manuscripts. Admiralty orders many ships to perform meteorological observations. Old R.S.L. meteorological forms out of date.
Received intelligence from [W. H.] Sykes that [William] Mann will have appointment at Madras. Knows [W. R.] Birt wants to succeed Mann [at Cape Observatory].
[Francis] Ronalds's method of automatic registry is more useful than [Charles?] Brooke's in the colonies. Brooke's required camphine[?], which is difficult to obtain.
Received proof pages of Admiralty Manual [see JH's 1848-2-2], and wants to add a paragraph on the zodiacal light [which GA attaches].
Declines to review C. R. Weld's book on Royal Society [A History of the Royal Society, 2 vols., London, 1848]. Fears will be unable to review Alexander von Humboldt's Kosmos to own satisfaction.
Agrees that no requests for additional observations should be made of Thomas Maclear; Admiralty Manual is about to be printed [see GA's 1848-7-15].
A note accompanying JH's copy of Admiralty Manual [see JH's 1848-7-15 or later].
Believes Kew Observatory will be ineffective if not private observatory of B.A.A.S., so wishes not to attend meeting to draw up application for government support. Approves, however, of committee revising report.
Receives object glass from Munich for double star observations.
Regarding Mary Somerville's proposals for extraordinary terrestrial refractions—Admiralty Manual.
On various astronomical matters.
Captain F. W. Beechey is in town and will remain until Wednesday evening. He received the enclosed this morning.
Expressing thanks for being elected an Associate of the R.A.S.
Gratitude for donation of JH's Cape Results [see TJ's 1847-10-17]. James Nasmyth, library patron, also 'gratified.' Sent separately a local newspaper announcement of this acquisition. Encloses prospectus of index of library's holdings.
Grateful for receipt of JH's Cape Results.
Declines to attend a meeting to prepare a proposal for government support for Kew Observatory.
Has not heard of the results of the Rolfe's visit to Hawkhurst. The Sabines are translating Kosmos and all would be pleased if JH would look at the proofs. Intended stopping at York but had to hurry on to Edinburgh when Francis Jeffrey (Lord Jeffrey) was seriously ill.
Francis Jeffrey (Lord Jeffrey) may be able to go on holiday. Does JH know anything about a Capt. J. T. Smith who has been named as a reviewer for C. R. Weld's History of the R.S.? Sorry to hear he has misgivings about the second part of Kosmos; may change his mind later.