Delay in sending deerhound puppy.
Delay in sending deerhound puppy.
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Reports on status of John Robinson's eye following cataract surgery.
Cancelled. Now enclosure to S7695.
Apologizes for not writing often. Has been ill. 'Moderate' use of 'Coca de Peru' [cocaine] helps. Is working on a 'General Catalogue of double stars reduced to 1830.0.' Acknowledges works received.
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Explains error in B.A.A.S. report on grant for G. A. Erman. Will notify George Griffith.
Sorry to learn of error in B.A.A.S. resolution regarding computation of Gaussian constant. JH's proposal, explained by G. G. Stokes, was passed by Committee of Recommendations. Errors occurred later, in transcription. Will resubmit JH's proposal to Council.
Cannot find the [indelicate] passage he referred to in last letter.
Various publication arrangements.
Testimonial letter hoping that CWT will be successful in getting Chair of Natural History at Edinburgh.
Sends first four sheets [of Descent]. Murray charges £14 for the 64 stereotypes.
Cannot supply copies of woodcuts from Brehm’s Illustrirtes Thierleben [1864–9]. Hopes JVC’s publisher will be able to arrange to include them.
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Leaving England.
Asks CD to send four sheets [of Descent proofs].
Glad to hear Dallas will do index of Descent, but he needs keeping up to the mark. Agrees to a Dutch edition.
Bentham has translated Miquel’s Sumatran supplement to his Flora van Nederlandsch Indie. It should be published. What does CD think is best vehicle? Nature is wretched and too ephemeral. What about Popular Science Review?
Has calculated the ecliptic of Thucydides. Comments on this and the reading given by E. W. Hartwig. Regarding the 7 eclipses of the sun during the past 30 years. G. Bishop's assistant (W. Plummer) is investigating the orbit of the great comet of 1861. Nautical Almanac for 1874 delayed due to extra work on the transit of Venus.
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Corrects a misunderstanding about the date to which magnetic observations are to be reduced.
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