- Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/74
- Natural History Museum, London: NHM WP1/1/74
Progress of work on book, material on electrical measurement of starlight to be included.
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Progress of work on book, material on electrical measurement of starlight to be included.
Progress of work on book. Annotated in pencil, possibly in William's hand.
William's career prospects; progress of work on book.
Progress of work on book. Annotated in pencil, possibly in William's hand.
Approval of William's notes [on proofs of Man's place in the Universe], sending four more chapters, relieved to be finished, thinks the book will sell well; enclosing a letter (not present) from Hicks; going to meet Mrs Fisher.
Proof reading of his book, [Man's place in the Universe] sending the last four chapters; agrees section on the sun vague, argument on light of stars cut out; gravitation and angular velocity of forces at earth's centre; Mr Marshall to read proofs also, asks William Greenell Wallace to compare readings with him; writing rushed but can be improved in a new edition. The last page is annotated in pencil [in William Greenell Wallace's hand] with mathematical calculations.