Gives necessary information for printing end of JH's and Peacock's translation of [S. F.] Lacroix's text on the calculus. Requests news about Cambridge. Tells of JH's travels through England, and Charles Babbage's interests.
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Gives necessary information for printing end of JH's and Peacock's translation of [S. F.] Lacroix's text on the calculus. Requests news about Cambridge. Tells of JH's travels through England, and Charles Babbage's interests.
Asks about Cambridge friends, and that JW check on various items JH left there. Sends news, especially on 'mineralogizing' with [I. H.?] Jephson and Charles Babbage. Comments on recent deaths of J. A. Deluc, and of Princess Charlotte.
Comments on decaying British domestic affairs. Deplores religion 'as established by law' in contrast with religion 'established by nature.' Has felt sombre lately. Comments on music as relief from mathematics.
Is overwhelmed with work in algebra, studying S. F. Lacroix's work, grinding and polishing mirrors for JH's father. Sends thanks to Whitfield family for songs. Comments on controversial Cambridge news. Sends news of friends.
Asks JH to come to Slough to visit Alexander Herschel before he leaves.
Requests JH obtain a paper by Joseph Banks for William Herschel.
Regarding his father's portrait. Would recommend waiting until the days become clearer and longer.
Sending an equation in calculus for him to give opinion.
Answer to CB's equation. Bring something to discuss at the forthcoming meeting of the Analytical Society.
Further comments on his original query [see CB's 1812-6-20] regarding the equation in calculus.
Further comment on the calculus equation sent by CB.
Sending details of some new theorems he has come across.
Sends on part of letter for CB to complete and forward.
About the mathematical formulation for the summation of any series.
Regarding the equations in his memoir on the series of tangents. Queries about the Analytical Society.
Answers to JH's questions on equations. Regarding the printing of his memoirs. Recent meeting of the Analytical Society.
Further equations discussed. Has purchased more books. Regarding the printing of the memoir. [Letter continued on 1813-3-2.]
Comments regarding the preface to their memoir. Further comments on JH's equations.
Memoir is being printed. Gives some more strange theorems for JH's comments.
Regarding his memoir: would like to see part of CB's notes.