TALBOT9195

43 Sackville St.
Wednesday Feb. 20^th

My dear Father.

I went to hear this lecture about atlantic telegraph at the Royal Institution ¹ but did not understand much about it. It was very crowded and very hot in the theatre. I have seen the designs for the new Law Courts. ² I do not like any of them altogether, but I think for appearances Scott, Lockwood & Burges ³ are the best. I believe the decision is understood to hang between Scott & Lockwood. Professor Kelland ⁴ told me that the article in the North British on Hamilton ⁵ was written by Tait. ⁶ I have nt [sic] heard much about politics here. Can you send me the proof of your proposition about the areas of grand trapeziums formed by omitting the sides of a pentagon and the and the one about arcs of a circle, I should like to see when it is convenient to you to send it me. The puzzling point in quaternions at first start seems to be that you are dealing with a different notation to those generally in use.

Your affect son
Charles.

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H Fox Talbot, Esq
13 G^t. Stuart S^t
Edinburgh