Researching double stars. Comparing his finding to William Herschel's, finds that most are compatible. The 40-ft. reflector is unusable, but hopes to try the 20-ft. Heard that WH's papers will be translated into German; wishes Johann Pfaff to undertake it. Asks CH to send him a copy of the finished translation.
[J. W. A.] Pfaff plans to publish a translation and edition of all William Herschel's papers. Requests a catalogue of those papers and permission to publish a biography of his later years.
Enquires lowest price of "Flora Graeca". Anxiously awaiting publication of "English flora", hopes it is before second edition of his "Flora Scotia".
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Has purchased the picture for £8. Will be at Birmingham tomorrow.
Reports on various observations of double stars that JS has made. Asks JH to check some of JS's results.
Assures JH that she will send Johann Pfaff's German translation of William Herschel's papers as soon as they are published.
Thanks JH for having been nominated to England's Astronomical Society. Notes that his results on double stars agree with those of JH and James South. Eagerly awaits new 14-foot achromatic telescope.
Queries regarding Sir William Herschel's telescopes, and requesting JH's advice on certain astronomical matters.
Letter of introduction to Mr. Robison, son of Edinburgh professor. Thanks PL for sending JH books 11 and 12 of LP's Mécanique céleste. Hopes to see PL's 'perturbations of Ceres and [J. F.] Encke's Comet.' JH's and James South's work on double stars verified views PL once held. Hopes François Arago will publish observations of double stars.
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Received copy of Smith's "Defence of the Church and Universities of England". Currently engaged in an "important Chancery-suit". Offers to show Smith the manuscripts of [John] Stackhouse. Wwriting a commentary on the reminiscences of Charles Butler, including Butler's opinion of Gray. Asks Smith's opinion on the 'Acanthus' of Virgil as described by Barker in the notes of [Charles] Symmons' [(1749-1826), poet and biographer] translation of Virgil. Comments on [Johann Heinrich] Voss's translation of Virgil and effect on opinions of German botanists. Sends two pamphlets, one against Blomfield and Monk, and the other on Greek independence.
Thanks for present of book [unnamed but possibly "An Introduction to Physiological and Systematical Botany"] which she hopes to read with her young people, "happens the very thing that I should like for them to amuse and to instruct at the same time".
Glad Smith accepted the unscientific collection of Australian plants from a "young Lieutenant of the Royal Navy" despite their faults, the collection included shells for himself and insects for [Alexander] Macleay. Has further dried plants to send to Smith. Received plants from [Aylmer Bourke] Lambert at Boyton. Bad weather, according to Herschel the next moon ought to be more favourable. Planning to visit Ireland in October for first time in five years. Received plants from Cordilleras, Trinidad, including the vegetable "arracacha", but has no guidance on growing it so keeping it in the hothouse. Expecting plants from [Nathaniel] Wallich including his whole collection of bulbs and 'Scitamineae', his [Annseley's] collections of both "now pretty rich". Gratified to receive seeds from Smith, especially as they had the Bishop of Norwich's [Henry Bathurst (1744-1837)] frank whom he believed was dead [Henry Bathurst (1744-1837)]. His son Lord Valentia has become a "florist".
Has no record of payee on draft from Caroline Lucretia Herschel's account sent to HG by JH.
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