Is pleased that JH has been appointed to succeed Elizabeth Baily at Tavistock Place. Regarding a situation for Miss Baily's servant.
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Is pleased that JH has been appointed to succeed Elizabeth Baily at Tavistock Place. Regarding a situation for Miss Baily's servant.
Has no objection to his letter being communicated to the R.A.S. Comments on his observations. Thanks for his paper on musical pitch. Sees that new copper coinage is to be introduced and hopes that JH will use his influence to introduce the decimal system.
Sends procedures for preparation of the report of the Magnetic Committee for the meeting of the B.A.A.S., which JH cannot attend due to illness; asks some questions about achromatic lens theory.
Thanks HL for the response to JH's queries [see JH's 1859-9-4].
Comments on WL's information on telescope construction, and adds some of JH's own experience.
Relates experiences while on a 10 day visit to Ireland. Now waiting for a train to Aberdeen. Professor [Philip?] Kelland injured in rail accident at Hitchin. Comments on the carelessness of railway workers. Agitation again at the Cape over the recall of Sir George Grey. Jack [TM's son?] has received orders for service, perhaps China.
Thanks for fine basket of venison. Hopes that Lady Herschel is stronger after her visit to the North.
Names three nephews of Charles Babbage and their financial status relative to Hollier fund, for which JH is trustee.
Returns JH report with one correction, substituting Kazan for North Cape, because [Christopher] Hansteen cannot find Norwegian observers. Will make copies of its final form and take one to B.A.A.S. meeting in Aberdeen. Mr. Bolyani has visited every magnetic observatory in Europe. 1854 was the year of minimum magnetic disturbances in Peking.
Sends Council report to be read next week. Instructed printers Taylor & Francis to accept any changes that JH may request. Sent copies of JH's report to Humphrey Lloyd and G. B. Airy. Gives ES's address in Scotland.
Encloses ES's résumé of magnetic surveys accomplished by U.K., written to encourage similar surveys in China and North America. Perhaps JH may append this to JH's report.
Shares JB's experiences with visual abnormalities similar to those described in JH's 'Sensorial Vision' (1858). Encloses copy of related subject that JB found in Section 45 of John Locke's 'On the Conduct of the Understanding.'
About GA's plans to attend the B.A.A.S. meeting in Leeds.
JH cannot attend Aberdeen [B.A.A.S.] meeting due to severe illness. Will try to sketch draft of response to application to British and foreign governments for cooperation in magnetic projects.
Will allow more pages for the text of JH's Telescope.
Encloses a paper and gives his comments on it.
Elizabeth Baily died this morning, quietly and painlessly. Her last few weeks had been saddened by delusions.
All arrangements have been made for the burial of Elizabeth Baily. When did JH first become acquainted with Francis Baily? Gives his own earliest recollections. Has now placed all his books on their shelves.
Hears that JH is to inherit Baily's house. Recalls how he first met W. H. Wollaston and Francis Baily.
About the impending death of someone they both hold dear; the nature of the Scots, and an inheritance from Elizabeth Baily.