Would like JH's presence at the distribution of prizes at the Oxford Middle Class Examination at Town Hall. His support of the scheme, which he thinks the most important event in his memory, will be very welcome.
Would like JH's presence at the distribution of prizes at the Oxford Middle Class Examination at Town Hall. His support of the scheme, which he thinks the most important event in his memory, will be very welcome.
Hopes he will be attending the prize-giving. Sends a resolution to be passed at the meeting.
Has read with much pleasure JH's dissertation on meteorology published in the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Requests an English version. Sends several memoires on meteorology. Regrets not being able to send a complete set. Asks JH to send other works for the Observatory of Havana.
Sending details of his astronomical theories.
Is thinking of applying for the Lowndes professorship at Cambridge, and would welcome a testimonial from him.
Too busy to answer his last letter until now. His theorem on perspective is pretty and easy. Quotes one he uses. Has been busy finding the proof that every algebraic equation has a root. Has been organ tuning. Comments on the method of tuning using beats.
Congratulations and best wishes for JH's daughter recently married. If he has any material for the annual report, please send it.
Queries on what meridian the year began. Returned a book to the R.S.L., which had been away for many years. Believes the R.S.L. Library was expurgated between 1734 and 1740.
Further regarding the meridian on which the year began and various times throughout the world.
Regarding the recent eclipse of the sun. Has not been able to guess all his riddles.
Has examined the animalcules JH sent. Sends some of his own obtained from ink! Regarding the variations of spelling his own name.
Has not heard from him for a long time. Hopes all is well. Elizabeth Baily has had a stroke but is slowly mending. Arthur Baily has committed suicide. His own wife and children are at the seaside. Hopes JH or one of his daughters will write soon.
Sees that JH was the author of the article on mathematics in Brewster's Encyclopaedia. Comments on this and Isaac Newton's authorship of the notes and review of the Commercium Epistolicum.
JH keeps his astronomy right up to date. Regarding the significance of the word 'month' in legal phraseology. Gives two riddles.
Does not intend writing a life of Isaac Newton or G. W. Leibniz. Comments on the apparent delusions of Newton regarding other men's inventions.
Sending a query regarding JH's philosophy.
JH has turned round his question. Samuel Earnshaw has professed to have integrated the pipe equation. Gives an equation of his own.
Does not intend trying for the Lowndean Professorship. Hopes that JH has been asked to do a memoir of George Peacock. Hears he has been traveling about the country. Sends a riddle.
Regarding George Peacock and his mathematical work. Gives some of his own theories, which he intends publishing. Includes a riddle.
Would JH extract the dates from his memoir of George Peacock as AD must write something for the R.A.S. Encloses some meteorological queries.