[Excised fragment only.] "I am greedy for facts.—"
[Excised fragment only.] "I am greedy for facts.—"
Declines invitation to dine at Downing College because of influenza.
Asks correspondent if he would prefer the President’s signature alone or with those of other scientific men.
Seeks permission to make another visit to Addiscombe [Military College] to see again the model of St Helena. He needs to correct proportion of some geological sections in his Geology [see Volcanic islands, ch. 4].
Is glad addressee’s lectures are going well.
A letter of reference for Syms Covington.
Expresses thanks for extract on cholera. Sends a copy of a paper on double stars. Hopes soon to be able to send supplement on double star orbits.
Gives permission to do anything with JH's letter; asks to be excused to J. W. Lubbock for not having written back.
Compares 'Products' principle with 'Sums' principle for numerical analysis of taxation in several boroughs. JH's opinion favoring Sums was quoted 'in the Assembly.'
Responds to an unidentified mathematician who had written a critique of ideas put forward by Thomas Drummond, regarding whether to estimate the importance of various boroughs primarily in terms of population or in terms of the wealth of the population.
Please send vol. 2 of Nathaniel Bowditch's translation of P. S. Laplace's Mécanique céleste.
As offered in [?]'s letter of 9 Aug. 1832, JH accepts position as member of B.A.A.S. Council.
Hopes for conveyance to Cambridge in covered vehicle for meeting of J. W. Lubbock's committee.
Describes sighting while at Slough a remarkably bright occurrence of the aurora borealis.
Describes in detail many of the plants at the Cape, especially flowering and variously scented ones.
Comments on letter received. Regrets replies about 'the Muriate of Chrome.'
Is trying to expedite the shipping back to England of part of the zoological collection of Andrew Smith.
Announces F. W. Bessel's success in measuring stellar parallax.
Appears to be commenting on JH's availability for a position.
Is leaving England very shortly, so cannot meet to discuss the correspondent's Indian Survey. Provides advice on various metrological matters.