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Invitation to visit. Whewell's death. Books for J.C.A.

Thanks for hospitality during visit to Cambridge. Particularly appreciated meeting Whewell and Hopkins.

Progress of life in Dublin. Mrs B. has arrived. Getting Observatory properly equipped. Offering wine ordered from Germany. How did Dr. Whewell die?

Tables of moon. Delaunay. Secular acceleration of the moon's mean motion: letters of Plana. Letters of Airy and Whewell to return to JWL.

Neptune. See JCA's draft at 16/66/1. Letter or extract of letter transcribed for MacAlister's biography.

In JCA's hand. Sends two equations from Hansen to explain the inequality of the moon's motion [missing]. Requests that JCA may be allowed to see the letter.

History of JCA's interest in perturbations of Uranus, and calculation of same, leading to discovery of Neptune.

Contents:

Printed circular letter from J.L. Hammond headed 'The late Rev. Dr Whewell', re the publication of a life of Whewell. The letter notes that Todhunter will edit Whewell's scientific remains and correspondence. f.1.

'List of letters from Dr Whewell to J.D. Forbes.' f.3-4

'Catalogue of letters from Dr Whewell to Sir John Herschel.' f.5-7.

'List of letters from Dr Whewell to Rev. R. Wilkinson.' f.8.

'Contents of the volume bound up as Miscellanies in the Library of Trinity College T 48 291.' f.9-10.

'Contents of the volume bound up as Miscellanies Whewell in the Library of Trinity College T 48 292.' f.11.

'Contents of the volume bound up as Whewell's Miscellanies in the Library of Trinity College T 48 293.' f.12-16.

'Contents of the volume bound up On Dr Whewell's Plurality of Worlds in the Library of Trinity College T 48 294.' f.17-18.

'Contents of the volume bound up as Reviews of Dr Whewell's Works Trinity College Library T 48 295.' f.19-21.

'Life of Dr Whewell.' f.22-37.

'Life of Dr Whewell Vol II.' f.38-51.

'Index to some of the names on the Second Volume.' f.52-55.

'Dr Whewell's notes on Books read.' f.56-60.

'Pieces which might be collected and reprinted.' f.61.

'Number of letters written by Dr Whewell.' f.62.

Note re letters from Whewell to Dr Mackeith. f.63.

'Letters from Dr Whewell to Mr Myers.' f.64.

'Bridgewater Treatise.' f.65-67.

'Dr Whewell's papers on the Tides.' f.68-69.

'History of the Inductive Sciences Vol I.' f.70-71.

'History of the Inductive Sciences Vol II.' f.72-73.

'History of the Inductive Sciences Vol III.' f.74-75.

'Review of the History of the Ind. Sci. Ed. Rev. Oct. 1837.' f.76.

Copies of letters bound up with the proof sheets of the History of the Inductive Sciences. f.77-82.

'Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences.' f.83.

'History of Scientific Ideas.' f.84-85.

'Novum Organon Renovatum.' f.86-87.

'Philosophy of Discovery.' f.88-89.

'Whewell's Elements of Morality.' f.90-91.

'Lectures on the History of Moral Philosophy.' f.92.

'Whewell's Grotius.' f.93.

'Platonic Dialogues for English Readers'. f.94-95.

'Plurality of Worlds.' f.96-99.

'1866.' f.100.

Notes from Camb. Phil. Trans. vols III, IV, IX. f.101-102.

'List of Dr Whewell's Papers.' f.103-106.

'List of Letters containing any mention of subjects of literary interest, or important dates in the letters to Dr W's own family.' f.107-112.

'Catalogue of allusions in letters from WW to CW to any matters of literary interest or any dates of importance.' f.113-114.

'Catalogue of allusions to books etc. in letters from WW to his Niece.' f.115-117.

'Conversation with Sir G.B. Airy at Cambridge May 22 1875.' f.117-121.

'Instances of repetition of a word with some change of sense in the Philosophy of Discovery.' f.122.

Copy of letter from Whewell to John Stuart Mill, 15 May 1865. f.123.

Copy of letter from John Stuart Mill to Whewell, 24 May 1865. f.124.

'Adieu to the Philosophers Liverpool Sept 18 1837.' Poem. f.125-126.

Poem beginning 'I dreamt I moved on witched ground', dated 26 Dec. 1837. f.127-128.

'The Thorn-Crown.' Poem. f.129.

'The Holy Spirit.' Poem signed 'T.L. Mar 4 1849'. f.130.