On telescopes and their fittings.
On telescopes and their fittings.
Reports death of [Richard Jones]. John Herschel (son) returned from Scotland and goes to Addiscombe Thursday. 'Our governors' have a mess to deal with. Margaret is still weak. What is usual fee for London surgeon?
Has difficulty in providing Mr. Loyd with a pew; would she object if he moves the pew occupied by her servants to a different part of the church? Hopes JH did not catch a chill yesterday.
CD requests further details about a rain of shells on the Isle of Wight reported by a Gardeners’ Chronicle correspondent.
Comments on two pamphlets by John Bachman [probably Continuation of the review of "Nott and Gliddon’s types of mankind" (1855) and An examination of the characteristics of genera and species as applicable to the doctrine of the unity of the human race (1855)].
CD’s pigeon breeding and plant hybridization experiments.
Invites CL to visit.
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Naudin’s theory, in J. Decaisne’s review of Flora Indica, of subspecies descended from a single stock only adds to the confusion. John Lindley and M. J. Berkeley cut down species.
Comments on Francis Baily's travel writings and on Richard Sheepshanks's epitaph.
Concerning telescopes and their fittings, and queries relative to them. Intends to publish a work on them.
History of the rose in India.
Looks forward to reading what Hooker and Thompson say on species and varieties in their Flora Indica [1855].
Domestication of the turkey in America. The Peruvians had domestic dogs. W. W. Robinson of Assam reports that otters are extensively trained for fishing but cormorants never are. Gives Robinson’s comments on local domestic geese, rabbits, and cats.
EB has skins of jungle fowl from different localities to send.
Very impressed by Candolle’s book [Géographie botanique raisonnée (1855)]. Wants to recalculate his results.
CD’s pigeon fancy is getting on.
Artificiality of orders and genera in botany.
Difficulties in numerical analysis of close species in large and small genera.
HCW has "pretty strong bias towards the view that species are not immutably distinct".
Thanks him for seeds used in immersion experiment.
Sends thanks to M. N. Blytt and says to tell him species names.
Mentions meeting Edward Sabine.
JH is appointed to a committee that will consider repeating the Balloon Experiments of 1852. William Whewell will head the committee.
Was pleased to see his signature again and to hear that he is in good spirits. He will turn into a chemist. Will send him a proof of his article and appendices upon Francis Baily.
Outlines the arrangements for allocating the pews in the church.
Thanks for seeds. Feels "almost foiled" in his experiments on sea transport – has found few plants that float after more than a week’s immersion.
Sends a list of queries [see 1779] on hollyhocks to put to growers.
Draft of queries on the varieties of hollyhocks. [To be transmitted to William Chater by JSH; probably enclosed with 1778.]
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