Chambers's encyclopædia; a dictionary of universal knowledge . he commenced his observations; and infour years, working all the time at his own expense,he completed them. The public interest taken inhis labours was, as might be supposed, very great;but though now and then gi-atified by partial state-ments of his residts, it was not till 1847, nine yearsafter his return from the Cape, that it receivedfull gratification in the publication of a volume ofResults of Astronomical Observations made during1834—1838 at the Cape of Good Hope; being tlieCompletion of a Telescopnc Survey of the wholeSurfa
Chambers's encyclopædia; a dictionary of universal knowledge . he commenced his observations; and infour years, working all the time at his own expense,he completed them. The public interest taken inhis labours was, as might be supposed, very great;but though now and then gi-atified by partial state-ments of his residts, it was not till 1847, nine yearsafter his return from the Cape, that it receivedfull gratification in the publication of a volume ofResults of Astronomical Observations made during1834—1838 at the Cape of Good Hope; being tlieCompletion of a Telescopnc Survey of the wholeSurface of the Visible Heavens commenced in need not be said that the results of these laboursare invaluable. They are now incoi-porated intoall books on astronomy. H., when at the Cape,gave an impidse to the science of meteorology,having the merit of having suggested the scheme fortaking meteorological observations simidtaneouslyat different places. In 1844, he published, underoflicial militaiy authority, a book of iustnictious for taking and recording such observations in SouthernAfrica. On his return to England in 1838, honours wereshowered on him. He had got tlie Royal Societysgold medal in 1836 ; he now was made a ofOxford; on Queen Victorias coronation, he wascreated a baronet; he now succeeded the Duke ofSussex as President of the Royal Society; in 1848,he became President of the Royal AstronomicalSociety. In 1849, he published his Outlines ofAstronomy, an enlargement of the publication inLai-dners Cyclo. In 1850, he was appointedMaster of the Mint. This office, on accomit of illhealth, he resigned in (The distinguishedastronomer and mathematician died 11th May 1871.)HERSE, or HEARSE (Fr. lierse, a harrow;hence a frame for setting candles in), had origin-ally quite a differentmeaning from that inwhich it is now term was appliedto a bar or frameworkwith iipright spikes forthe reception of candles,and was used at the cere-m
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