Has made an offer for house at Down, renting having been refused. Discusses price, risks involved, and Edward Cresy’s advice.
Has made an offer for house at Down, renting having been refused. Discusses price, risks involved, and Edward Cresy’s advice.
Sorry [F. W.] Bessel's health is 'so indifferent.' Glad JH is coming to [B.A.A.S. meeting].
Informs FB on how to visit Woolwich Arsenal and Dock Yard.
Hopes to arrange a meeting with WW at the invitation of a Mr. Hope. Discusses JH's recent photographic works and sends some photographs of improved quality.
No summary available.
About further travel plans, and people FB is meeting as he travels in Britain.
A proposal to complete the calculating machine has been made by Charles Babbage, and AH wants JH's opinion of it.
No summary available.
Detailed arrangements for FB's visit [see JH's 1842-6].
Account of the eclipse seen at Pavia.
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.
Does JH plan to publish 'Treatise on Light' in separate form?
Met Friedrich Bessel at the Manchester B.A.A.S. meeting; invited him to Collingwood, where he expects Bessel in a few days. Enclosed with the letter a specimen of a new photographic process called 'Chrysotype.' Marvels at traveling from Hawkhurst to Manchester round trip (420 miles) in under 23 hours!
Discusses time intervals for [magnetic] observation. Sorry a change was ever contemplated. Asks that his opinion be sent to [Humphrey] Lloyd and that ES make the final decision on how to proceed.
Discusses elevations along Holyhead Road [Anglesey].
On his last passage down the Red Sea the Captain informed TN of the singular alteration of his chronometers. Comments on this and would like JH's views. Magnetic station at Aden has never been set up and the instruments are still at Bombay. Examined the ancient canal while at Suez. Will be pleased to assist JH in any way.
Thank you note after FB visited Collingwood.
Warm thanks for JH's kind hospitality; some comments about Prussian Order of Merit.