Discusses reduction of observations, continuation of various observatories, and the necessary financial arrangements for each. JH's actinometer instructions were misunderstood at Toronto.
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Discusses reduction of observations, continuation of various observatories, and the necessary financial arrangements for each. JH's actinometer instructions were misunderstood at Toronto.
Hopes JH can attend council meeting on 7 July. Thinks Kew Observatory could be made an important magnetic and meteorological station.
Hoping JH receives [Francis] Ronalds's and [W. R.] Birt's statements regarding Kew Observatory. Asks JH to bring William Parson's note to their [JH and ES's] upcoming meeting. Discusses finances of Kew.
Meeting of B.A.A.S. committee with JH. JH's report was included with extracts from Francis Ronalds's report.
Deliberations on continuance of Kew Observatory, and ES's willingness to step aside for another member. Successes and failures of B.A.A.S. objectives at Kew and prospective goals for future. Increasing government involvement in science.
[John] Murray is wrong; ES has no more manuscripts. Admiralty orders many ships to perform meteorological observations. Old R.S.L. meteorological forms out of date.
Received intelligence from [W. H.] Sykes that [William] Mann will have appointment at Madras. Knows [W. R.] Birt wants to succeed Mann [at Cape Observatory].
[Francis] Ronalds's method of automatic registry is more useful than [Charles?] Brooke's in the colonies. Brooke's required camphine[?], which is difficult to obtain.
Believes Kew Observatory will be ineffective if not private observatory of B.A.A.S., so wishes not to attend meeting to draw up application for government support. Approves, however, of committee revising report.
[Charles?] Brooke received £500 for his photographic apparatus. Thinks [Francis] Ronalds should receive similar compensation for his device. Discusses apparatus and award.
Supports proposed course of action to procure for [Francis] Ronalds half of the grant and recognition given to [Charles] Brooke alone for similar photographic invention.