Gives permission to insert in his magazine anything from CD’s works.
Gives permission to insert in his magazine anything from CD’s works.
Asks if CD will have corrections for 2d German ed. of Origin.
CD’s theory only natural way to explain creation but contradicts current knowledge about origin of life from inorganic matter.
Has read Primula paper [Collected papers 2: 45–63] with interest.
Pleased that new German edition of Origin is wanted. Wishes to make corrections.
Suggests German translation of Orchids.
Comments on HGB’s book [Untersuchungen (1858)].
Board of Guardians have invited the Parish to consider the proposed new Assessment Bill. Sends a copy and would like JH's comments.
Asks what AD knows about the Andersonian Institution in Glasgow, which JH's son Alexander is considering as a place of employment. JH then deals with a problem in probability theory, and concludes the letter with a riddle.
Is giving advice about AH's application for a position at the University of Glasgow, and indicating what kind of help JH can provide.
Sending two very singular empirical laws relating to the solar system and inviting JH's comments on them.
A theory of the construction of the solar system [see also HF's other letter of 1862-3-11].
No summary available.