Regarding glass for the telescope for the Cape Town Observatory?
Regarding glass for the telescope for the Cape Town Observatory?
Has had visitors which accounts for the delay in answering letter. Thanks for memoir additions. Is sending paper dealing with use of CB's work. Somervilles are still in Rome. Is glad to hear good news of his mother.
Sending him papers on his machine. Would like to see him when in town to discuss various matters. His youngest son has arrived in Calcutta.
Requests advice on the setting up of a sick benefit society. Remarks on some of CB's queries.
Referring him to someone who can advise him on the setting up of a sick benefit society. Regarding CB's automan.
Thanks JH for sending FB several of his works, including the translation of Schiller.
Further regarding the revision of the constellations.
Comments regarding the proposed revision of the constellations.
Has compared all the stars in N. L. Lacaille's catalogue to the new observations and plan for the constellations.
Sending two formulae.
Recent travels. Dangers and difficulties of triangulation survey. Observations of variable brightness of Eta Argus. [Letter continues 29 December] Returned from 'Pequet Brig,' leaving C. P. Smyth with theodolite. Events in colony. Sending observations of Encke's Comet for R.A.S. Observations of 'great comet of March.' News of Nathaniel Wallich and family. Sends 'plan of the Herschel obelisk drawn by Smyth.' Details of obelisk. Progress on observations of 'Parallax stars.' Organized system to prevent mistakes in calculating and copying meridian work.
Saw Charles Pritchard and his school [Clapham Grammar School] and was favorably impressed; has enrolled son William James beginning in January.
[Responding to WH's 1843-12-6], JH has written to [William H.] Harvey and, in support of Harvey, to William R. Hamilton at Trinity College, Dublin. Thanks for invitation to visit Kew Gardens.
Discusses his success in growing in England various flowers JH brought back from the Cape.
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