294 Mary Somerville. 



Edinburgh, that eminent geographer gave me copies 

 of both the first and second editions of his splendid 

 " Atlas of Physical Geography," which were of the 

 greatest use to me. Besides, he published some tioie 

 afterwards a small " School Atlas of Ancient, Modern, 

 and Physical Geography," intended to accompany my 

 work ; obligations which I gratefully acknowledge. 

 No one has attempted to copy my " Connexion of 

 the Physical Sciences," the subjects are too difficult ; 

 but soon after the publication of the "Physical 

 Geography " a number of cheap books appeared, just 

 keeping within the letter of the law, on which ac- 

 count it has only gone through five editions. How- 

 ever a sixth is now required. 



***** 

 The moment was unfavourable for going into 

 Italy, as war was raging between Charles Albert and 

 the Austrians, so we resolved to remain at Munich, 

 and wait the course of events. We got a very pretty 

 little apartment, well furnished with stoves, and op- 

 posite the house of the Marchese Fabio Pallavicini, 

 formerly Sardinian minister at Munich. We spent 

 most of our evenings very pleasantly at their house. 

 We attended the concerts at the Odeon of classical 

 music : the execution was perfect, but the music 

 was so refined and profound that it passed my com- 

 prehension, and I thought it tedious. The hours at 



