Expresses JH's regret at not having been able to come to MF's experimental demonstration.
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Expresses JH's regret at not having been able to come to MF's experimental demonstration.
Discusses dispersive power of enclosed prism.
Maintains opinion that would be improper to append remarks from JH's note to MF's paper.
Asks for loan of H's largest 'coated Electrical fan' tomorrow.
A note accompanying a key that may hopefully open a bookcase in a room in Harley St. [?].
Accepts an invitation to tea.
Unable to come to the party last night as he was suffering from severe cold.
Agrees to provide some written work which will go into the report of the weights and measures commission[?].
A note to accompany a Russian work on weights and measures.
Has recently received JM's letter and is pleased to find recognition of scientific merit. Welcomes his promised help. Does not feel justified in approaching Benjamin D'Urban on the subject.
Reports on considerations that led to the election in 1824 of Henry T. Colebrooke to the presidency of the Astronomical Society.
Unexpected turn; nothing to do but pray it may lead to happiness. One so singularly fitted by talent should be offered position he deserved.
Comments and queries on various astronomical observations.
Replies positively to WS's invitation to a party.
Postscript: returns on investments.
Will not comment on 'Extracts of paper &c;' [?]'s 'Suggestions' to [Standards] Committee are thorough and sufficient. Reluctant to introduce changes in units of measurement. Suggestions for security of new standards.
Send books for JH to Patrick Stewart at 65 Cornhill. Will return 'Balloon papers' of J. W. Lubbock soon. Grateful for [?]'s efforts in Macedoine Melloni's cause.
Explains JH's reasons for compiling list of discrepancies between JH's and [?]'s catalogs of stars.
Finally acknowledges that public will not accept decimal currency. Agrees to suppress article 103 and corresponding table. Sorry to see [Indian] rupee sacrificed.
Instructions for positioning new lenses in telescope do not correspond to actual labels on lenses. Suspects lenses were switched after leaving William Simms's shop. Please advise.