Meeting was not called by the Vice-Chancellor, so powers of the Syndicate are now at an end. Gives news of events at the University. Has had letter from J. B. Biot, who is to give a series of lectures on Newton's Principia.
Meeting was not called by the Vice-Chancellor, so powers of the Syndicate are now at an end. Gives news of events at the University. Has had letter from J. B. Biot, who is to give a series of lectures on Newton's Principia.
John Hailstone is about to be married and thus the Woodwardian professorship will become vacant. Would JH be interested? If so, would he let his friends know and then they can rally support.
There is shortly to be a vacancy in the Woodwardian professorship at Cambridge. Would JH like to stand? If so, let him know then he can rally support.
Would like comments on the accompanying paper on functional equations. Stephen Lee [of the R.S.L.] has revived the reading of Isaac Newton in Paris.
Comments on his paper sent previously [see JH's 1818-3-10]. Time has been taken up with mineralogy. Is sending some samples.