Informs JH that the B.A.A.S. has place him on a committee to conduct experiments by capture balloon on the atmosphere.
Informs JH that the B.A.A.S. has place him on a committee to conduct experiments by capture balloon on the atmosphere.
Informs JH that the B.A.A.S. has placed him on a committee to supervise the translation and publication of foreign scientific memoirs.
JH, William Whewell, George Peacock, Humphrey Lloyd, and Edward Sabine are appointed by the B.A.A.S. to study systems of simultaneous magnetical and meteorological observations. They will be granted £89.
The committee report on simultaneous magnetical and meteorological observations will be read at the B.A.A.S. meeting in Cork on 17 Aug.
Names committee, including JH, to superintend 'translation & publication of scientific memoirs.' [Printed note regarding] grants of money.
No summary available.
JH appointed to a committee with G. B. Airy and William Stratford on the reduction of the calculations of N. L. Lacaille's stars.
JH, William Whewell, George Peacock, Humphrey Lloyd, and Edward Sabine are appointed by the B.A.A.S. to study systems of simultaneous magnetical and meteorological observations. They will be granted £50.
No summary available.
Informs JH that 'It is necessary to ask you as President of the British Association to preside at the General Advisory' to be held on 16 June. JH should also inspect the Cambridge Observatory.
Invites JH to come to the magnetic conference meeting being held at the B.A.A.S. meeting.
Informs JH that he is to work with a committee of the B.A.A.S. to prepare a map of the distribution of coal around the world.
Expands on the work of the coal map committee [see JP's 1845-7] by sending along the resolution that created it.
Informs JH that JH together with several others will be responsible for the distribution of the B.A.A.S. catalogue of stars.
Sends JH a copy of the resolution dealing with the publication of Fauna Antiqua Sivalensis.
Informs JH that the committee to deal with the publication of Fauna Antiqua Sivalensis has been struck and is to prepare a request to the government for aid in publishing.
Arrangements made for copies of the B.A.A.S. Catalogue of Stars to be distributed to public institutions and to individuals.
Sends copy of JH's Cambridge B.A.A.S. address. Printer will send proofs for JH's inspection.
The B.A.A.S. grants £70 for the publication of the catalog of J. J. L. Lalande and N. L. Lacaille.
Asks for the reference in which JP states that some erratic boulders came from a lower to a higher level. CD is writing a paper ["Transportal of erratic boulders", Collected papers 1: 218–26] in which he believes he has the true explanation. Would like as many instances, with details, as possible.