The following are among the names already sent in2:—
John Stuart Mill, Esq.
George Grote, Esq.
Right Hon. Lord Stanley, M.P.
Charles Darwin, Esq., F.R.S., F.L.S., F.G.S.
Prof. Huxley, F.R.S., F.L.S., F.G.S.
Neil Arnott, Esq., M.D., F.R.S.
Sir Charles Lyell, F.R.S., F.L.S., F.G.S.
R.G. Latham, Esq., M.D., F.R.S.
J.D. Hooker. Esq., M.D., F.R.S., F.L.S., F.G.S.
Prof. Tyndall, Ph D., F.R.S.
Sir John Trelawney, Bart., M.P.
Prof. Busk, F.R.S., F.G.S., F.L.S.
Dear Mr Babbage
Mr Spencer has worked much to fill this page with names of weight, now he has asked me to write a line to ask you whether you could add yours:—You may trust him for thorough liberality of thought.
Ever yours | J. Tyndall | 28th Feb. 1860
BL, Add MS 37197, ff. 504b
Charles Babbage: the mathematician and computer pioneer Charles Babbage (1791–1871). Babbage held the Lucasian professorship in mathematics at Cambridge from 1828 to 1839, and was both a highly influential and controversial figure.
The following are among the names already sent in: several prominent figures signed their names to a letter dated March 29, ‘THE BRITISH MUSEUM’, The Times, 23592 (12 April 1860) p. 10 (letter 1690) arguing against a restructure of the British Museum.
Please cite as “Tyndall1683,” in Ɛpsilon: The John Tyndall Collection accessed on