To G. H. Darwin   8 November [1878]1

Nov. 8.—

My dear George.

I am delighted at the contents of your packet. Though I could understand hardly any of the Report, yet the last sentence is clear enough & delightful.—2 There can be no doubt now about the value of your work— It will be fine, if you have to come here to work astronomically. I shd. think it wd be a very proper object for a R.S. grant; but remember I shall always be too glad to help you with money.—3 I have not been so much pleased for a long time

Yours affect   C. Darwin

1
The year is established by the relationship between this letter and the letter from G. H. Darwin, 7 November 1878.
2
George had sent CD a referee’s report by William Thomson and others on a paper he had submitted to the Royal Society of London (G. H. Darwin 1878b; see letter from G. H. Darwin, 7 November 1878, enclosure and n. 1).
3
Thomson had proposed building a machine to measure lunar gravity at Down; George was considering applying for a Royal Society grant in order to do so (see letter from G. H. Darwin, 7 November 1878 and n. 2).

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