CB has founded 'a calculus totally new and immensely powerful.'
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CB has founded 'a calculus totally new and immensely powerful.'
Praising CB's functional equations. How to become an F.R.S. Conditions at Slough. Hears that he is coming to live in London.
Has executed all of CB's commissions. Hopes to meet Charles Shadwell when in town. Is in the throes of exams. Thinking of taking up mathematics. Relates further chemical experiments.
Finds no experimental evidence connecting index of capillary action to index of refraction.
Expresses gratitude for watching over JH's interests in his absence.
Regarding CB's theory of the atmosphere of the sun, planets, and stars.
Attending E. D. Clarke's mineralogy lectures. JH's analysis of dioptase.
Regarding the vacant professorship of chemistry at Cambridge. Recent chemical experiments. Has obtained the book from Mr. Higman. Mr. Pulling was here recently.
Hopes to call on him Monday. Is just off to Brighton for medical reasons. Will return to Cambridge later.
WW's elegant presentation of doctrine of limits is best basis for elementary treatise but not for extensive work, because it involves imaginary functions. Charles Babbage is making progress in theory of functional equations.
Idling time at Brighton. Gives equations for CB to study. Regarding the equipment he needs for experiments. Will not be able to return to professional activities for some time.
Answer regarding CB's problem in analysis. Will visit him soon. Getting apparatus ready to be moved to Cambridge.
Reasons why he could not visit him when in London. Gives views on a paper of CB's. Fears he must give up the profession.
Asking him to get certificate signed for his election to the R.S.L. Has had no time for mathematics recently. Will be prepared to write anonymous article against analysists.
Supports CB for membership in R.S.L. Little time recently for mathematics, but is quite upset with analysts.
Is in the midst of examining. Will call when in town this week. Has done nothing in analysis lately.
Mentions some chemical experiments on which JH has worked; hopes EC will exhibit his experiments for R.S.L.
Describes chemical experiments carried out by JH on corundum. Attempts to interpret these experiments.
Praises EC for 'amazing experiments' published in [William T.] Brande's journal [Quarterly Journal of Science and Art]. Wishes EC's publication had appeared in R.S.P.T. Has an experiment to show EC.
Reports on some chemical results obtained by JH.