Comments on his plans for re-seating the church, and other matters.
Comments on his plans for re-seating the church, and other matters.
Current activities at magnetic observatories at Cape of Good Hope, Hobart [Tasmania], and Toronto. Future avenues for research in terrestrial magnetism include correlation with sunspot cycles, annual seasons, parallels of latitude, and lunar position. Urges establishment of many more observing stations. [JH annotation: Routing list to G. B. Airy, George Peacock, and William Whewell.]
Forwards report, just received, of three years of lunar diurnal variation at Cape of Good Hope. [JH annotation: Routing list to G. B. Airy, George Peacock, and William Whewell.]
Suggests GA alter some phraseology and tone in his response [see GA's 1858-5-4] to Edward Sabine's report on magnetic observatories.
Sends JH some responses to a letter from Edward Sabine on Colonial observatories [see GA's 1858-3-13].
Reacts to JH's suggestions [see JH's 1858-5-[10]] for altering GA's responses [see GA's 1858-5-4] to Edward Sabine's report on magnetic observatories [includes a silly riddle, apparently passed on from Augustus De Morgan].
Provides a more detailed response to Edward Sabine's report on magnetic observatories [see GA's 1858-5-12].
Has looked at the magnetic observations made at the Cape, and comments on their usefulness.
Asks if JF's article on glaciers is for Encyclopaedia Britannica. Requests that JF change a computational error in his copy of JH's article on meteorology.
Describes in detail proceedings of a committee meeting, particularly noting remarks made about ES and stressing committee's wish to see evidence of progress.
Expresses thanks for several of JF's writings and relief at JF's good health. Comments on JH's own writing.
Sending description of effects seen at Kirkby Lonsdale during the recent eclipse.
About insects JH's children caught and photographed; on a book on harmonics.
Has examined the animalcules JH sent. Sends some of his own obtained from ink! Regarding the variations of spelling his own name.
Comments briefly on the positioning of magnetic observatories. Unsure whether he understands Humphrey Lloyd's proposal.
Has received papers relevant to the Magnetic Committee. Comments on letters by G. B. Airy and Edward Sabine, siding mainly with Airy.
Believes that it is not worth the cost to sustain many permanent magnetic observatories, but a few for a limited time would make sense. Unclear which observatories these should be.
The family is waiting to hear from son John; JH comments on the end of the East India Company's rule in India, and on another newspaper item.
Entirely agrees with his views on M. F. Maury. Is surprised at David Brewster's review of Maury's work. Would JH comment on RF's work on weather forecasting.
Thanks for JH's article on meteorology from the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Has been investigating climatology lately. His own health has not been good. Sends some of his own reprints that may be of interest.