To William Francis   Thursday1

Thursday

My dear Francis;

I send you the proof of Wartmann2 – The 1st paper was read at the Society of Physics & Natural History – I don’t know whence it is taken3 – Acerdèse must only be let stand4 – Debus started this morning to Manchester – I will send the proof after him – I am on the point of starting to [Andover] where I must lecture tonight.5 – I shall probably be off to Manchester tomorrow6 – Sometime next week I shall make my appearance before you.7

Yours most truly | John Tyndall

If you have anything to say to me Post office Manchester will find me.

RDS 27/25

1

[23 December 1852]: dated by the allusion to Tyndall’s lecture near Andover (see n. 5).

2

proof of Wartmann: see letter 0692, n. 3.

3

from whence it is taken: see letter 0692, n. 3.

4

Acerdèse… stand: see letter 0692, n. 5.

5

Andover … tonight: the lecture took place in Abbott’s Ann, a village 2 miles southwest of Andover (a town in Hampshire), on 23 December 1852 (Journal, JT/13b/592–3).

6

to Manchester tomorrow: Tyndall travelled to Manchester on 24 December and stayed until 31 December (Journal, JT/13b/593).

7

my appearance before you: Tyndall saw Francis while visiting London, 2–8 January 1853 (Journal, JT/13b/594–5).

Please cite as “Tyndall0694,” in Ɛpsilon: The John Tyndall Collection accessed on 15 May 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/tyndall/letters/Tyndall0694