Reports account given at [Sebremnitz] of ore that JH analyzed.
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Reports account given at [Sebremnitz] of ore that JH analyzed.
JG's wife recovering from serious illness; JG writing on population.
What is he to do with his work on S. F. Lacroix. Regarding the R.S.L. and the printing of CB's paper on functions. Is sending an abridged version of this paper to JH.
Is thinking of applying for the position of Professor of Mathematics at East India College. Has written to William Herschel and others for references. George Peacock is also a candidate. Regarding functional equations.
Family news; agrees to forward any manuscript JH sends to John Playfair.
Suggests changes for JH's paper on Swedish felspar submitted to Geological Society. Confusion between this and other silicates. Compares JH's analysis to that of Wilhelm Hisinger and others.
Regarding his application for the position of professor at East India College. Gives functional equations for JH's comments.
Sorry he has had all the trouble with CB's translation. Father is ill. Will move shortly to Torquay. Regarding the printing of mathematical notations.
Discussed JH's proposed felspar paper [see HW's 1816-4-24] with W. H. Wollaston. Suggests using Wollaston's and [recently deceased Smithson] Tennant's unpublished method to test for alkalis and give Tennant credit for it. James Smithson first coined term 'silicate'.
Regarding his translation of S. F. Lacroix. Regarding the notation of functions.
Is sending his paper on functions. Gives some functional equations and their solutions. Will be staying at Torquay until September.
Regarding JH's plans for the third part of S. F. Lacroix. Royal Institution and CB's articles for their journal. Hopes that JH will not write his book on Newton yet. Is hoping to publish a work on the Calculus of Functions. Hopes to meet him when in Devon.
Returning home; father dying. News of Cambridge friends. Unable to send information JH requested about university at Ryde. William Whewell upset, because Whewell's father died and was buried before Whewell was notified.
Is glad to hear that he will be coming to Torquay. Regarding his new method of solving functions.
News of his travels in Italy. Has lost their trunks.
Family news; is preparing his writings on population [see JG's 1816-2-8] for publication.
Regrets to hear JH's father is not well and hopes the sea air will be of benefit. Would like to accompany him on the Continent whenever it suits him. Gives all the Cambridge news.
Manuscripts for [1816 translation of S. F. Lacroix's Traité du calcul différential et du calcul intégral] are ready. Send notes and missing appendix quickly, or press will stop.
Family news and the law.
Regrets delay in writing as he was uncertain where JH would be. Wishes JH would come and stay with him to relieve his melancholy position. He has accepted a curacy at Ferring.