How many sovereigns and half sovereigns could be coined at Mint annually without interfering with other business?
How many sovereigns and half sovereigns could be coined at Mint annually without interfering with other business?
H. D. Harness will be leaving Mint to assume duties as Commissioner of Works in Ireland.
Agenda items for 2 Mar. 1853 meeting of Commission for Restoration of Standards of Lengths and Weights.
Will spend weekend at Windsor Castle with Lord Aberdeen's family.
Testimonial to good character of Mr. Ottley Jr., to whose father JG delegated all JG's powers while on Antigua. Asks JH to assist young Ottley.
Notes change of bars on pieces 26 and 27 prior to their arrival at assay office.
The standardization of weights and measures is moving ahead; the question of storage of standards must be addressed.
Has heard that one of JH's daughters [Amelia] has been hurt by burning; expresses concern.
Proposes rules of procedure for use of secondary standards [see GA's 1853-2-7].
Raises a problem for the Standards Commission to consider, namely, that the Bank of England finds it difficult to deal with the decimalization of troy ounces [in the bullion trade] [see JH's 1853-2-9].
Believes that the increasing use of decimal weights should mean that no further evidence need be taken by the Standards Commission [see JH's 1853-2-14].
A notice of meeting of the Standards Commission.
Does not believe that the technical weights of the Bank of England should be given the same legal status as primary, and official, weights, measures, and coinage [see GA's 1853-2-11].
Some difficulty about locating a particular standard pound weight, and the letter requesting the use of it [see JH's 1853-6-20].
A note accompanying the first draft of the report of the Standards Commission, with a request for comment.
Is waiting for JH's comments on the first draft of the Standards Commission report [see GA's 1853-9-8].
Asks JH to consider Reginald Octavius Day for an appointment to the new mint in Australia. Sends regards of his nieces and self.
Sends work on shooting stars. Requests all information on telescopic meteors. Realizes that the frequency (nombre horaire) and the variation (variation horaire) of the shooting stars remains unknown. Hopes for global cooperation in this matter. Sends work on total solar eclipse.
A note accompanying a book of observations being forwarded to JH by GA, and coming from Georgetown, USA.
Congratulations on marriage of JH's daughter Caroline Herschel. Expects JH has received works sent 1852-12-11. Sends more but assures JH he must not read everything.