Declines an invitation of JH's, being 'engaged sixteenfold' that day. Invites JH to a party another day.
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Declines an invitation of JH's, being 'engaged sixteenfold' that day. Invites JH to a party another day.
Sends new British species of 'Mespilus', gathered on a recent excursion in North Wales, and some other plants and observations gathered in course of his botanical studies.
Offers to participate in determining stellar parallaxes by finding the angle position of double stars. Apprises Henry Kater that he has never seen Saturn's rings separated. Includes micrometer measurements of Saturn and Jupiter.
Sorry that Smith was not able to come on 1 May, hopes he will still be able to come on 15 May. New Linnean Society Council to include Sir Stamford Raffles [(1781-1826), founder of Singapore], Charles Bell, [Nicholas Aylward] Vigors [(1786-1840), zoological administrator and quinarian], Dr [John] Bostock and [Joseph] Sabine. Believes Honorary Memberships should be kept for princes and other very distinguished persons.
Invites HK to dinner Saturday to meet James South and Alexis Bouvard.
Offers to send Smith 'Lichen' specimens, as listed: 'Parmelia conoplea', 'P. ambigua', 'P. lanuginosa', 'Lecidea wulfenii' ('Verrucaria purpurascens' Hoffmann), 'Sagedia rufescens', and 'Lecidea cinereo-fusca'.
Has a micrometer under construction and gives details. Pietro Prandi has published a second memoir on mercury covered with sulfuric acid.
Thanks for Smith's botanical letter. Sympathises with Smith's family distresses with his own: his severe loss at death of his second son and his eldest son's having run into debt, despite his £1600 per annum, Goodenough has refused to pay the £2000 he applied for.
[Responding to WT's 1826-3-24], JH concurs with P. S. Laplace's view about the advantage of astronomical observation from high elevations, e.g., from mountains. Comments on telescope prices, a paper by WT, Florence, and JH's plan to visit the Continent.
Encloses a letter from Dr. John Brinkley. Please send on his manuscript catalogue of nebulae. Regarding the reading and printing of CB's paper at the Analytical. Site for his pendulum experiments.
Sending a paper for the R.S.L. Humphry Davy does not approve entirely of his arguments. Would be pleased if JH would glance over it and then inform Davy that he has it.
Has read his paper on vaporization with much interest and can see no objections to its arguments. Comments on some of the details.
Comments extensively on paper on limit of vaporization and its significance in helping to settle ideas on constitution of the atmosphere.
[More detailed version of JH's 1826-5-26]. Has mentioned it to Humphry Davy.
Discusses casting and construction of telescope speculae.
Will send JH some barometric observations; describes the barometers with which the observations were made.
Was grateful for JH's letter and detailed notes. Hopes he will attach a copy to the paper when he communicates it to the R.S.L.
Sends copy of his "Sylva Britannica" for admission to Linnean Society library; his work on the book.
Wrote letter to clarify ideas, without intentions of publication. Discusses light and spectrum of Thomas Drummond's lamp.