About Cape bulbs and seeds, the new travel by railway from Slough to London, and concern about interest in animal magnetism.
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About Cape bulbs and seeds, the new travel by railway from Slough to London, and concern about interest in animal magnetism.
Seems to be commenting on someone's wonderful work, and describing some of SP's travels. [Letter almost totally illegible.]
Thanks JH for gift of roots from the Cape. Discusses Testimonial dinner for JH, at which JR's Royal Master [Augustus Frederick] spoke. Congratulates JH.
Pleased that the Royal Irish Academy awarded its Science Medal to James MacCullagh for his paper on the "Laws of Crystalline Reflexion and Refraction;" he deems MacCullagh's essay superior to WH's "On Algebra as the Science of Pure Time.","L
A note of thanks for sending HP a full account of the welcoming dinner given for JH.
Congratulations on his return. Sends some papers on the equilibrium of fluids on which he would like JH's opinion.
GP informs JH how gratified Augustus Frederick (Duke of Sussex) was by JH's letter [see JH's 1838-6-19].
Last year he sent the diploma of the Academy of Sciences of Stockholm of which JH had been elected a member. Introduces J. A. Wahlberg, who is coming to the Cape.
WW sends JH some of the results of his magnetic observations. WW comments on the involvement of Carl F. Gauss in the work on terrestrial magnetism and urges JH, on his upcoming visit to Hanover, to make a point of seeing Gauss at Göttingen.
Explaining why he wrote the letter to the Morning Post. Has heard that JH is about to be offered a baronetcy. Must also ask him about the future Presidency of the B.A.A.S.
The Admiralty would like JH's opinion regarding the observatory at Mauritius and any suggestions for its improvement.
Asks JH to come to Oxford to receive honorary degree of D.C.L. Invites Herschels to Oxford Observatory.
Offering tickets for the nave of the abbey for the Coronation as he hears that JH has not been provided with any. Elected [Thomas?] Greenwood into the Athenaeum.
Encloses official instructions to Thomas Maclear. Prices of telescopes. Remarks on caustics.
Would be obliged for the return of the papers when he has perused them.
Sends calf eye as sample to demonstrate anatomy of eye. Disputes theories of Charles Bell and John Dalrymple.
Many thanks for his report on the Cape Observatory, which he will lay before the Lords of the Admiralty. Also thanks for the promised opinion on the Mauritius Observatory.
Announces 7 July meeting of Standard Commission at R.A.S. apartments.
Will send a representative to JH to discuss some matters.
Sends congratulations on his safe return and also on the award of his baronetcy. Would like to submit JH's name as a candidate for the Literary Society; gives names of those already members.