Unable to come to dinner on Saturday but hopes to see him in the evening.
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Unable to come to dinner on Saturday but hopes to see him in the evening.
Asks JH to write a letter of recommendation for a mutual friend, and adds some Cambridge news.
About Charles Babbage's hopes for a position, and joint publication ventures.
About the joint publication of JH, GP, and Charles Babbage, and Babbage not doing his part.
Arrangements about a visit to Slough.
Regarding his father's portrait. Would recommend waiting until the days become clearer and longer.
Gives equation. Is arranging the visit to Paris.
Relates the details of his accident. Gives equations and theorems.
Has had some more tourmaline sent. Gives some more equations. Chemical experiments.
Has dispatched the tourmaline. His chemical experiments. Circulating functions solving chance problems. [Letter postmarked 1819-3-29.]
Has received papers from J. B. Biot. Has been to the Customs and Excise. Functional equations.
Has just returned from Lincolnshire. Will shortly be visiting Torquay. Would like to call on him if convenient. Has heard of a vacant professorship at Edinburgh University and may try for it. Gives an equation of W. H. Wollaston's.
Is going to Edinburgh to apply for the post left vacant by John Playfair's death. Would JH and his father give him certificates and references? [Note by Mrs. CB to the effect that her husband has heard that James Ivory will not be contesting the professorship at Edinburgh].
Apologizes for the long delay in answering his letter. Relates experiences and hopes of success in his effort to obtain the position of professor at the University.
Has just returned from Edinburgh and found JH's letter awaiting him. Relates various experiences in Edinburgh. Recent discoveries in his chemical experiments.
Would he like to come for a trip down the river to see W. E. Parry's Expedition ships? Query regarding quartz crystals. Date for Pearsonian dinner.
Has been very busy; otherwise he would have answered his friendly letter earlier. Observations on tourmaline. Double refraction.
Queries regarding the refraction of light in crystals.
Is anxious to receive his article on hyposulfurous acid as the volume is almost ready for the printer.
Has heard from Charles Babbage that JH has sent him the article on hyposulfurous acid, but he has not in fact received it. Has seen Babbage a lot recently. Candidates for the Mathematical chair. Regarding colored rings in Carbonate of Potash. Has reserved his paper on Series for number 3.