Acknowledges receipt of JH's 1863-3-2, and another dealing with disagreement with William Hopkins [see GS's 1862-12-24 & JH's 1863-1-30].
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Acknowledges receipt of JH's 1863-3-2, and another dealing with disagreement with William Hopkins [see GS's 1862-12-24 & JH's 1863-1-30].
Returns paper of G. B. Airy, Astronomer Royal, and submits report on it.
Comments on some communications with G. B. Airy, Astronomer Royal; complains he has received no formal acknowledgement of large number of manuscripts deposited with R.S.L.
Acknowledges receipt of comments regarding Melbourne University telescope.
Note accompanying report on paper by G. B. Airy.
Discusses printing of JH's catalogue of nebulae.
Sends R.S.L. Council's formal acknowledgement of star catalogue manuscript [see JH's 1863-12-4].
Responds to GS's letters of 1864-2-4 about procedures for printing JH's 'Catalogue of Nebulae' and receipt of William Herschel's manuscripts .
Further about nebulae catalogue [see JH's 1864-2-5].
Asks JH to review 'magnetical' paper by Edward Sabine.
Agrees to review paper [see GS's 1864-5-12].
Reports on Edward Sabine's paper [R.S.P.T., 154, 227-] comparing magnetic disturbances at Kew and Nertschinsk. Makes suggestion regarding period of solar spots and other matters, but deems paper worthy of publication.
Sends paper on earth's temperature for JH's opinion.
Asks JH to support a petition to the government for a pension for the widow and children of George Boole.
A letter from the Secretary of R. S. L. asking JH to review several papers. [Appended is a copy of JH's review in draft form.]
Responds to a paper by Dr. Barnard, in which is propounded a view of dispersion of light being related to its intensity.
Comments on GS's 1865-6-1.
Returns a paper on Indian meteorology, as he cannot devote time to it.
GS believes he erred in his 1865-6-1; now writes to correct it.
Asks JH to consider revising report on a paper.