Had hoped to attend ES's soiree, but has influenza. Praises ES's report on Mr. McClintock's magnetic observations at Port Barrow.
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Had hoped to attend ES's soiree, but has influenza. Praises ES's report on Mr. McClintock's magnetic observations at Port Barrow.
Encloses description of Col. [J. T.?] Walker's experiments. Asks for JH's opinion of these.
Pendulum experiments to be conducted at stations of Great Indian Trigonometrical Survey.
Plans to confer with [J. T.] Walker and F. A. T. Winnecke from Pulkovo to learn of Russian pendulum experiments before reporting to R.S.L. council. J. H. Pratt's measurement of polar axis and theory about earth's center of gravity.
Gives reasons for and discusses technicalities of supporting pendulum experiments at astronomical and geodesical stations in Indian trigonometrical survey.
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Announces that the Council of the Royal Society has awarded CD the Copley Medal.
Thanks ES in connection with award [of Copley Medal].
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Thanks ES for his "splendid eulogium" [in Presidential Address to Royal Society on award of Copley Medal]. CD would have liked him to have said "a little more" about Origin.
CD feels no doubt about natural selection. Has heard from Germany of "a string of excellent men" who accept it.
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