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of this I am not certain, as an operator's time ought to be 

 dedicated to natural philosophy), I would do all in my 

 power to instruct you properly ; but to have the weight 

 upon myself without the prospect of being relieved from 

 it another year is what I dare scarce look at. 



In deciding put everything out of the question but the 

 good of the Institution, for unless you can promote that 

 you cannot promote your own by its means. You will, I 

 hope, excuse my having spoken thus freely on the subject 

 which so much concerns us both ; consider it well and 

 favour me with your sentiments again. I suppose that I 

 shall be in town in about a month, but I should wish to 

 hear from you before. There are probably some of my 

 objections which you can remove. 



I am, dear Sir, yours sincerely, 



THOS. GARNETT. 



.' > 

 Towards the latter end of the autumn Dr. Grarnett 



returned to the Institution. The differences between 

 him and the managers soon appeared. He prepared 

 the outlines of a course of lectures on Natural and 

 Experimental Philosophy, to be delivered in 1801, and 

 he printed this preface : ' This pamphlet contains 

 the outlines of the popular course on Natural and 

 Experimental Philosophy, delivered at the Royal 

 Institution every Tuesday at two o'clock during the 

 present session. Royal Institution, February 2, 1801.' 

 At the same time be printed another pamphlet 

 c Outlines of a Course of Lectures on Chemistry 

 delivered at the Royal Institution,' and to it he put this 

 preface : ' This work contains the outlines of the course 

 of chemistry delivered at the Royal Institution by 

 the Professor of Natural Philosophy and Chemistry, 



