Sending a copy of the English Universities. Has quoted JH in the third volume. Hopes that university reform will be a popular topic.
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Sending a copy of the English Universities. Has quoted JH in the third volume. Hopes that university reform will be a popular topic.
Agrees with JH opinions of Gamma Virginis orbit. Sends JH a drawing by C. P. Smyth of Halley's Comet.
Offers to pay for use of plate of map of S. America and for three woodcuts, for German edition of Journal of researches [1844].
CD gratified that ED wants to translate his Journal. Will send a copy of Coral reefs, which contains a fuller treatment of topic. Perhaps ED would insert a note to this effect. Can lend woodcuts from Coral reefs if ED wants. CD will send a few corrections; he wants to amend way he criticised Agassiz’s glacier theory.
He is also enclosing a questionnaire concerning differences between races or varieties and species, about which he intends to publish sometime.
Has received the maps. Gives F. W. Bessel's views on the re-arrangement of the constellations which has been proposed. Comments on FB's memorandum.
Enclosing the specimens of photographs by different methods; comments on the methods used. Encloses a paper by Were Fox.
Testimonial letter for GRW for position at British Museum.
Sends calculations of Gamma Virginis and determines its eccentricity. Believes the orbit is highly elongated, like that of a comet.
Should JH be attending the B.A.A.S. meeting at Cork, hopes he will visit WP and spend a few days with him. Gives news of the progress of his great telescope.
Pleased with JH's Gamma Virginis results. Mr. Visconti made head of Military Geographical Institute at Naples.
Discusses fossil bones found in Australia by Mr Isaac. Suggests they be sent to Richard Owen.
Provides JH with the measurements from a series of observations of Gamma Virginis.
Had to leave Calcutta owing to his health and was entrusted with a packet for JH from a Mr. McClelland, and has only now succeeded in tracking down JH's new address. Will remain in England for a few years. Hopes that JH's Cape labors are progressing.
Will send JH's report to JH in August. J. C. Ross will not be at Cork meeting, but JH may announce there that first year of Ross's observations at sea will appear in R.S.P.T.
Is much obliged for letter and pretty specimen of English hexameters. Is sad that there has been no success with the classical hexameter in our language. Comments on its use.
If not already invited, he would be very welcome to be their guest at Bristol when the new iron screw ship is named by the Prince Consort. Outlines method of reaching Bristol.
The committee report on simultaneous magnetical and meteorological observations will be read at the B.A.A.S. meeting in Cork on 17 Aug.
Declines WP's invitation to attend Cork B.A.A.S. meeting and afterwards to visit WP and to see his reflecting telescopes. Informs WP that [C. A. von] Steinheil had written JH about a process of 'Electro-gilding' mirrors for telescopes.
Comments on calculation of orbit of Gamma Virginis; requests any observations EC has of that star.
Finds GA's measurements of Gamma Virginis far away from JH's own, and instructs GA in the best way to measure double star positions.