Encloses a publication. Thanks for the gift to Miss Elizabeth Baily.
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Encloses a publication. Thanks for the gift to Miss Elizabeth Baily.
Thanks for his paper on the Earth. Wishes his own Cape work was finished and of the same standard as FB's work. Regarding support for Dr. W. B. O'Shaughnessy when his election to the R.S.L. is being considered.
Regarding his own support for W. B. O'Shaughnessy. Star reform in the Southern hemisphere.
Will start work on the Southern Constellations without delay. Thanks for his remarks on W. B. O'Shaughnessy.
Describes his view of the Great Comet of 1843.
Has sent note to the Times about the comet.
Further regarding the method to be adopted for the printing of the star catalogue.
Invitation to come to Collingwood to discuss star arrangements.
Further regarding the constellations.
Further regarding the method to be adopted for the printing of the star catalogue.
Further regarding the constellations.
Encloses a draft of a letter that it is proposed should be sent to Sir Robert Peel.
Invites FB and his sister for a visit to Collingwood, where FB and JH can most easily complete the work of charting the southern stars.
Accepts his invitation to visit him in order to discuss various matters.
Has copied out JH's map showing the constellations as named by JH. Is moving to Richmond for a few weeks. Gives a message from H. C. Schumacher.
Sends along Frederik Kaiser's observations of Halley's Comet; [Robert] Everest is upset with JH because JH had signed a letter of support for a grant for T. B. Jervis.
Gives his proposal for the amendment of nomenclature for the northern constellations. F. W. A. Argelander's new celestial atlas. Regarding JH's southern map. The letter from the B.A.A.S. has been sent to Sir Robert Peel.
Has received observations of the comet from C. P. Smyth, which he may like to communicate to the R.A.S. Comments on the deplorable state of the Cape Town [?] Observatory.
Regarding FB's paper on the revision of the boundaries of the constellations.
Regarding JH's answer to his own paper on the revision of the boundaries of the constellations.