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[Esh] near Durham - Thanks WW for the 'Supplementary volume to your History of the Inductive Sciences'. During the Glasgow BAAS meeting Sir H Rawlinson 'stated that among the Assyrian Inscriptions there were several which appeared to be Records of Astronomical Observations'. TC has not seen them and fears that nothing will be done; 'but, if they exist, it is a pity that they should not be made use of'. WW could use his influence to obtain them.

The last pages of a letter signed by Rawlinson, describing his use of muriatic acid on a cylinder [a cuneiform tablet belonging to Trinity College Library], and his plans to translate the text, which is deposited in the Medal Room of the British Museum. Thanks him for allowing him the chance to examine it.

The Courier [G. Fino] has written to Talbot saying that he is going to Nice for the winter, and therefore is no longer available. It may be possible that he is still in London at 9 Warwick St., Regent St. Talbot is currently working at the Assyrian inscriptions. He has published some remarks in the Journal of Sacred Literature of which he has enclosed two numbers, and is also working on a translation of the Bellino Cylinder, the Esarhaddon cylinder, and another cuneiform tablet. He would like to see the inscription of the Babylonian Cylinder at Trinity College Library as mentioned by Henry Rawlinson and thinks the College should publish a lithographic facsimile with a translation and notes.