Has sent copy of his new book, Colour-sense [1879]; in anticipation of criticism, he justifies his reliance on recorded observations rather than experiments, by the heavy demands of his career as a journalist.
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Has sent copy of his new book, Colour-sense [1879]; in anticipation of criticism, he justifies his reliance on recorded observations rather than experiments, by the heavy demands of his career as a journalist.
Encloses HWB’s Royal Society certificate with seven signatures, which CD thinks is ample.
Birthday wishes.
Thanks for birthday greetings.
Can give no information. Has never read works of Aristotle, but has unbounded respect for him as observer.
Thanks AD-P for the gift of part of his Atlas [see 11039].
Send 70th birthday congratulations.
Thanks for kind letter.
Has not yet read EH’s article in Kosmos ["Einstämmiger und vielstämmiger Ursprung", 4 (1878–9): 360–76].
Rudolf Virchow affair lamentable. Virchow’s conduct inexplicable.
Thanks for honour of latest number of Kosmos.
Has just heard that HM has been treated shamefully by his Government. What has happened?
Seventieth birthday greetings.
Seventieth birthday greetings.