Thanks JH for sending HS a copy of JH's dialogue ['On Atoms']. Comments on it.
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Thanks JH for sending HS a copy of JH's dialogue ['On Atoms']. Comments on it.
Has received letter from Lord Palmerston [Henry John Temple] approving JH's request for a memorial for Thomas Maclear.
A short note to comment on photographs son John has sent; also inquires about prospects for the India survey John has discussed.
Thanks WW for and comments on WW's Lectures on Political Economy. Has learned that the theory of rent is exploded. JH's daughter Julia is seriously ill.
Enjoyed reading the dialogues of Hermogenes and Hermione [JH's 'On Atoms']. Found William Higgins's book some years ago and it appeared the basis for John Dalton's views. Finds astronomy and geology the basis for Old Testament inspiration. How absurd is the modern notion of circuits.
Ideas respecting gravitating lunisolar action on the atmosphere—as apart from that of heat or other influence.
Sending a little work on the philosophy of astronomy [Pluralité des mondes habités].
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