Regarding Mary Somerville's proposals for extraordinary terrestrial refractions—Admiralty Manual.
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Regarding Mary Somerville's proposals for extraordinary terrestrial refractions—Admiralty Manual.
A note accompanying JH's copy of Admiralty Manual [see JH's 1848-7-15 or later].
Forwarding some misdirected proofs of ship's officers instructions to JH [see GA's 1848-7-17].
Asks JH for his opinion of F. W. A. Argelander's letter concerning the publication of his work by the R.A.S.
Wants more information about a Venus parallax expedition.
Explains how the money from the Admiralty came to be awarded as it was [see JH's 1848-9-24].
Comments about the proposed Venus parallax expedition and their method of measurement [see JH's 1848-9-24].
Sends comments on the pages of JH's account of the moon's motions [see JH's 1848-9-25].
Concerning the eighth satellite. Observations on U. J. J. Leverrier's paper.
Comments on observational quality obtainable with the great telescope of William Parsons [Earl of Rosse].
Queries regarding the perturbation sheets.
Encloses perturbation sheets for checking.
Has received further proof sheets of the perturbations from the printer. Regarding Isaac Newton's theory of the motion of the moon's apse.
A note accompanying the return of a paper.
Further regarding GA's defense of Isaac Newton's theory on the moon. J. H. Seyfforth's theories seem plausible. Ipswich Philosophical Society.
Regarding the annual equation of the moon's motion.
Sends GA's correspondence on the subject of the Admiralty grant, with further explanatory comments [see JH's 1848-10-28].
Regarding the annual equation of the moon's orbit.
A note to accompany further copies of correspondence to the Admiralty [see GA's 1848-10-30].
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