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About travel plans once he recovers his health.
A notice of meeting of the R.S.L. committee to improve glass.
Acknowledging the letter of 25 Nov. informing GM that he has been elected to the R.S.L. Will attend at the earliest opportunity to be admitted.
Is very concerned because JH's recent letter did not comment on the arrival of GP's memoir [see GP's 1825-10-24]. Comments on printing and arrangements for copies.
Assures SW that slanderous reports regarding SW's nephew James White have not reached JH or Lady Herschel.
Missed JH at the R.S.L. meeting. Has some experiments on which he seeks JH's opinion regarding presentation at the Society. Enclosing report.
An account of the rocket experiments and P. S. Laplace's letter will be left at the R.S.L. Finds in Laplace's letter encouragement for the corroboration regarding the measurement of latitudinal degrees. Dismisses Laplace's opinions that the climate of Spitzbergen is too unfavorable for experimentation and expounds on the many reasons to favor this town.
Thanks profusely for two volumes of Astronomical Society's memoirs. Sends brochure containing two memoirs: one on eclipse of 1820, the other on two comets in 1823-24. Gives news of various acquaintances and friends.
Sends JH the results of the analyses of several specimens of experimental glass.