JH has been appointed a Lay-fellow. It entails no duties. The present body regards it as an honor to retain JH's name.
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JH has been appointed a Lay-fellow. It entails no duties. The present body regards it as an honor to retain JH's name.
Outlining the circumstances in which J. N. Vallot was elected an Associate of the Astronomical Society. Has only received one letter from Vallot.
Mentions meeting [W.] Herschel in 1816. Recalls receiving catalog from Caroline Herschel, which he then gave to the Munich observatory. Looks forward to meeting JH and 'sharing love of truth.' Sends chemistry and physics papers. Discusses code for electromagnetic signals and its origin.
Thanks for sending your catalogues. Requests duplicates. Has made annotations indicating the 'quantity which Mr. [F. W.] Bessel's Instrument places the stars to the south of my determinations.' Cannot yet explain discrepancy. Unable to determine a parallactic shift for Alpha Lyrae, Alpha Aquila, or Gamma Draconis.
Thanks JH for extract from a letter from [J. J.] Littrow. Discusses in detail positional determinations of various stars he has made, attempting to determine whether errors of either observations or computation have entered into his results. Reports that in general there is substantial agreement between determinations made by JP and those made by John Brinkley at Ireland's Royal Observatory. Mentions solar observations at Greenwich.
Would like very much to see JH as soon as possible. Has an instrument of [J. C.?] Schenk to show him. There is one on the way to him now from Paris.
Has received letters from the Admiralty, which have allayed all his previous distress. Is to receive two telescopes. Weather has been unsuitable for observations.
Further regarding the transmission of papers abroad. Encloses a copy of his own paper on the formula of J. J. Littrow. Astronomical matters.
[J. C.?] Schenk has reason to be grateful to JH for all his assistance. Schenck's friends can now judge whether it will be expedient to bring Schenk to London to set up in business. Awaits anxiously the verdict of Edward Troughton.
Thanks JH for some papers, sends some of his own; comments about errors in Greenwich star catalogue.
Invites JH to go to the Netherlands with JG.
Sends one of his own memoirs, which he would like JH to compare with other theories on the same subject.
Gratitude from Imperial Academy of Sciences for copy of first volume of Astronomical Society's 'Transactions.' Please send future volumes to Mr. Dubatchevski, Prussian consul-general in London. Sent packet to H. J. Walbeck at Åbo.
Further on JG's travel plans [see JG's 1822-7-15].
Has been absent and is sending letter he found on return, and a copy of his own remarks on J. J. Littrow's formula. Regarding the best method of procuring the Memoirs. Can lend him a copy of W. T. Brande's Journal if he would like it.
Will come to town to meet [James] Graham[e?]. His books arrived safely for which he was very grateful. Does he know of any Dutch collections on the East Indies?
EW and daughter look forward to visiting Slough on Monday with Mr. Beckwith.
Needs the Ephemerides for 1769. Can he ask [James?] Graham[e] for any old pamphlets. Is expecting William Whewell and George Peacock and would be glad if JH can come as well.
Received JH's letter [29 Apr. 1821] with 'Memoirs of Astronomical Society' and observations of recent solar eclipse. Has not published eclipse calculations. Convinced that moon's diameter is accurately determined. Latitudes, longitudes for sites in Finland. 1820-22 observations from Ã…bo. Design of new Ã…bo observatory. New instruments from Munich.
Encloses list of books on Ireland as requested. Her brother is in London. Hopes that JH will visit them should he come to Ireland.