Progress in construction of observatory. Completion expected in May. Poor weather hampers actinometer observations.
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Progress in construction of observatory. Completion expected in May. Poor weather hampers actinometer observations.
Obliged for his kind note and also for forwarding the paper to the R.S.L. Would like to belong to the R.S.L. and would be pleased if JH would sign a certificate for him.
Sent an extract of JH's letter to P. G. le D. Pontecoulant. Now gives an extract from Pontecoulant's reply. Is sorry they are not to see JH at S. J. A. Compton's (2nd Marquis of Northampton) tonight.
Sends two lithographs. Has seen the Archbishop and expects to launch his scheme with the approval of the leading politicians.
Erebus and Terror have arrived in Simon's Bay. Discussed Magnetic Observatory with J. C. Ross, Captain Croper, and F. E. Wilmot, and wrote government requesting funds. Obelisk has not yet reached the Cape. Small pox rages in Cape Town.
Describes the process of preparing photogenic paper, taking drawings, and fixing them.