Received yesterday JH's receipts for payment of Cape telescope. Forwarded these to accountant general of Navy.
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Received yesterday JH's receipts for payment of Cape telescope. Forwarded these to accountant general of Navy.
Paid £5 into JH's account at Drummond's Bank today.
[P.S. on verso of cover. Rest of letter is missing.] Notified Mrs. Knipping of kind wishes sent by JH and wife. Will notify JH when personal effects of Caroline Lucretia Herschel have been inventoried and distributed according to JH's directions. Questions fate of [telescope] given to [J. F. L.] Hausmann by Caroline Herschel now that Hausmann is dead. Suggests donating it to observatory at Göttingen or to 'Archiv' in Hanover.
Financial matters are dealt with relating to the purchase of a telescope [for Royal Observatory, Cape of Good Hope].
Agrees that some of JH's suggestions about meteor showers were probably unnecessary [see GA's 1848-1-29].
JH must arrange for the celebration of Bishop's Observatory. Needs information on its equipment, achievements, and staff, e.g., on W. R. Dawes's and J. R. Hind's observations. Will contact Hind.
Returns [Max] Weisse's manuscript. He must say something about it and so has swallowed 'whole hog' what RS had written about it. Will make a mess [in his R.A.S. address] of John Lubbock's work on perturbations.
Paramatta Observatory has been broken up and is now defunct.
Surprised by GA's unhappiness with George Merz [see GA's 1848-2-17]; suggests GA seek information from Thomas Maclear at the Cape, who is getting a new telescope from George Merz.
Is aware of T. J. Hussey's drawings [see GA's 1848-2-1]; needs information about P. A. Hansen's lunar theory for an appreciation JH is to provide.
Informing JH that J. C. Pritchard [Prichard] has been asked to send him material for chapter on Ethnology for 'Scientific Manual' for naval officers, which JH is preparing.
Regarding spots on the sun and [T. J.?] Hussey and [A.?] Dawson's observations.
Concerning P. A. Hansen's observations of Lunar irregularities.
Regarding the proposed eight-inch object glass. Supplementary estimate for the Admiralty. Extract of a letter from Otto Struve.
Regarding modifications for the actinometer. Has written to Georg Merz regarding the object-glass. Regarding the eight-inch object-glass. Name of the maker of his actinometer. [JH has written a rough draft of his reply to this letter on the same sheet.]
Georg Merz's practice regarding the sale of object-glasses. Is preparing a model of a transit circle.
JH comments on quality of Georg Merz object glasses.
Regarding the originator of the R.A.S. Regarding his duties as trustee and other legal matters.
Regarding the origins of the R.A.S. Will try and find a substitute trustee.
Informing him of the recent death of Mrs. Lestock Wilson.