Sending comparison to Almanac of 1866. Concerning meteorites. Now principal librarian and professor at the Institution.
Sending comparison to Almanac of 1866. Concerning meteorites. Now principal librarian and professor at the Institution.
Has answered Smith's request by letter this evening. Thanks for the specimen of the meteorite.
Sending the syllabus of Mr. Ellis's lecture. Has sent to JH's son [Alexander] a paper on meteors, which contains his views in cosmical philosophy. Elected Laurence Parsons (4th Earl of Rosse) to the R.S.L. yesterday.
Giving some lectures and asks JH for permission to quote from his writings
Encloses copies of papers referred to in his previous letter.
Regarding Dr. Thomas Andrews's Bakerian lecture and the gaseous and liquid states. Comments on this and his previously stated theory. Has seen Alexander Herschel and thinks he should receive more credit for his work on the Meteor Committee. Scientific education of young people.