

vi.] PROFESSORIAL LIVE. 119 



To the REV. DR. WHEWELL. 



THE DEAN HOUSE, EDINBURGH, November 12th, 1835. 

 '. . . I liavc got a fund of new experiments on hand, 

 and a famous supply of rock salt from Cheshire. 



' I blame myself for not having sooner taken up your 

 suggestions about tides, whilst you have been so attentive 

 to my small matters. I feel confident that nothing of the 

 kind exists here, but I will endeavour to get it established. 

 ' I s Professor Airy at Greenwich \ He did me the 

 honour of requesting from me information and advice. 

 I gave him very little of the former, though I adventured 

 of the latter. ... 1 spent a day with Mr. Harcourt 

 on my way down. 1 [tressed upon him the necessity of 

 mak it exertions to secure a good attendance at 



tol. I think the place ill chosen, but yet that it may 

 lie of the best in point of science. ... I fully pro- 

 pose being there, and also being in Scotland in the early 

 Mimmer. Do arrange to come down and make your visit 

 to Orkney : my sisters earnestly second my cordial invi- 

 tation to pay us another visit. You will find us in an 

 old chateau to the north west of the town, with gloomy 

 walls, winding stairs, and painted ceilings, but a hearty 

 welcome. By a curious accident we lived here thirty 

 nd my si st. TS were born here. . . . I do not 

 know whetln T 1 have anything to recommend specifically 

 about your Mechanics; at least it will be some time before 

 leisure to examine it. Only pray don't enlarge 

 I have no doubt you will improve it. My class is 

 enlarging. I have issued a programme for a prize essay 

 <>n the u nd ula tory theory, which I will send you. I like 

 clasa and my work very much, and already perceive 

 in improvement and a desire to improve. I still propose 

 publishing on tin- Pyrenean hot waters. . . .' 



To the Same. 



'EDINBURGH, January 7th, 1836. 



'. . . My special thanks for Jlopkin>' paper, \\hidi 

 at an admirable moment. I wafl rending a paper 



