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Discusses the meeting of the B.A.A.S. and William Whewell's view of the proceeding. Will assume the chair and expects support from AS, George Peacock, and probably Whewell.
Discusses prior meeting of B.A.A.S. to determine if [Cambridge] University would receive it. Says meeting went well. Asks if JH will agree to chair the B.A.A.S. meeting.
Discusses meetings of B.A.A.S. Describes [Robert Chambers's] Vestiges of Creation as a 'singularly shallow work.' Asks various astronomical questions of JH. Says the author misunderstands P. S. Laplace and Auguste Comte. AS is quite harsh in criticism.
Asks various questions about P. S. Laplace's nebular hypothesis and about Auguste Comte's discussion of it. AS comments: 'Your Father and you have given ample materials for observations for a 1000 years to come.'
[Robert Chambers's] Vestiges of Creation is shallow and full of errors. Tells AS not to spare it when he reviews it. Discusses various topics including the nebular hypothesis, P. S. Laplace, central heat in gravitation, and the density of planets. Also, the 'nonsensical calculations' of Auguste Comte's astronomy.
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Invites AS to Collingwood for Christmas. JH has been ill.
Thanks her for her hospitality. Discusses letter read at Geological Society the previous night. Asks that Mrs. [G. B.] Airy's picture be returned.
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States he must get to Cambridge to present his book [Cape Results] to the Queen and Prince. Seeks advice from AS on handling the matter.
Disappointed not to have seen Sir Harry Smith or JH's family while AS was in Norwich. Grateful for receipt of JH's Cape Results. Congratulates JH on this 'grand harvest,' a monument to William Herschel's honor. JH is 'now again a free man.'
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Invites AS to Collingwood for Christmas. The Somervilles and the Adamses will also be present.
Will edit a manual [Admiralty Manual] of Scientific Desiderata and Queries as requested by [George Eden,] Lord Auckland. Is AS preparing any material for this work? What is its content and when will it be ready?
Thanks JH for letter of 7 December, inviting him to Collingwood for Christmas. Apologizes for not coming. Received bad domestic news and was robbed. Will testify at Old Bailey.
Family will arrive at Norwich on 16 May. Discusses Norfolk strata and Cray fossils.
Is ill and cannot write instructions. Directs JH to instructions written earlier by the Council of the Geological Society.