Volume 1

The Farington diary / edited by James Greig.

  • Joseph Farington
Date:
[1922?-1928]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The Farington diary / edited by James Greig. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    As the public attention was not directed to that object, it was less felt on account of Lord Howes returning unsuccessful. Hamilton called on me, and we went together to Russells to tea, and were highly gratified by seeing the different representations he has made of the appearance of the moon. Russell* told us he had been about seven years engaged in this undertaking, and that he could say he had during that time devoted six hours out of twenty-four, calculating an average number, in experiments, in drawing, or in making calculations. He described to us manifest errors in the representations which have been given by others. That of Capini is very incorrect, and that of Mayer exhibits no knowledge of the librations. Russell married the sister of Mr. Faden, the printseller, the corner of St. Martins-lane, in the Strand. * John Russell, R.A., the popular pastellist. Taking great interest in mathematics and astronomy, he invented a machine called selanographia for exhibiting the phenomena of the moon, and prepared a great map of its surface. [See later entry.]