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Would like to pass on JH's views on ice to A. R. Abbott, who is giving a lecture on glaciers at the Friend's Institute. Remarks on storms. Confusion of Thomas Young's views with JH's. Regarding JH's paper on earthquakes and volcanoes.
JH criticizes [Robert] Mallet's views on the nature of earthquakes and the upheaval of the earth.
Gassiot has just informed him of his experiments on the sun's light. Importance of this in relation to present theories.
Sends his article on the sun and the British Almanac for 1865. Regarding various current theories relating to the sun. The professorship he applied for has not materialized.
Calling his attention to one of his own articles. Concerning Mr. Magers and Roger Boscovitch's views. Concerning Magellanic Clouds.
[John] Davy's letter mentioning JH is published in the current P.M. Regarding JH's and Mr. Magers's psychic views.
Regarding certain passages in JH's Cape Observations.
On the physical structure of the sun's surface.
His views regarding the constitution of the sun coincides with JH's. Is giving a lecture for J. P. Gassiot in which he would like to quote some of JH's views.
Sending comparison to Almanac of 1866. Concerning meteorites. Now principal librarian and professor at the Institution.
Questions EB's use of terms 'ponderable' and 'imponderable' matter in EB's almanac.
Has answered Smith's request by letter this evening. Thanks for the specimen of the meteorite.
Sending the syllabus of Mr. Ellis's lecture. Has sent to JH's son [Alexander] a paper on meteors, which contains his views in cosmical philosophy. Elected Laurence Parsons (4th Earl of Rosse) to the R.S.L. yesterday.
Giving some lectures and asks JH for permission to quote from his writings
Encloses copies of papers referred to in his previous letter.
Regarding Dr. Thomas Andrews's Bakerian lecture and the gaseous and liquid states. Comments on this and his previously stated theory. Has seen Alexander Herschel and thinks he should receive more credit for his work on the Meteor Committee. Scientific education of young people.
Comments on liquid and gaseous states of matter and on colloids; appreciates EB's kind words about JH's son Alexander.