On what is to happen at the expiration of a three year period assigned for the undertaking of certain magnetic observations.
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On what is to happen at the expiration of a three year period assigned for the undertaking of certain magnetic observations.
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Sends the corrections of the Meteorological Instructions to JH. Presents a new plan for recording data.
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Discusses corrections and title page of a report. Discusses the damage to Charles Riddell's instruments.
Believes Treasury will cover all expenses. The application for a Cairo observatory looks promising and H. C. Oersted is eager to set up a station in Copenhagen. Writes of the instrument requests of other stations.
Plans to order equipment needed for observatories. Asks JH to examine the bills. Announces that both Bavaria and Denmark are planning observatories.
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Is of the opinion that plans for the Bavarian observatory station should continue. Announces that the report is finally being printed.
Will send information from observatories where aurora are visible. Discusses occurrences at various observatories and a letter from [C.] Kreil to [A. T.] Kupffer regarding his observations.
Sends enclosure to JH. [Humphrey] Lloyd also has a copy and Lloyd will send comments directly to JH.
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Reports on instruments being sent to Hamburg and to Egyptian observatories. Encloses portion of [K.] Kriel's letter to [A. T.] Kupffer. Reports on [Charles] Riddell's securing a site for a meteorological observatory.
Discusses Charles Riddell's desire to serve at a North American observatory and the expenses involved.
Suggests a book of expenses be kept at the R.S.L.
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Discusses plans for a U.S. magnetic observatory and of [Karl] Kreil's paper about predicting earthquakes. Discusses the affairs of other observatories.
Has received materials from [A. D.] Bache indicating that the U.S. government has proposed to establish 5 magnetic observatories.
Hopes [Humphrey] Lloyd will reconsider V.F. Magnetometer based on JH's remarks. Discusses Canadian observatories. States who will perform U. S. magnetic survey. Discusses micrometer use.
Writes of a magnetic survey of a portion of India and the inaccuracy of the equipment used in magnetic observations at sea.