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'As Savilian Prof[esso]r of Geometry I think it desirable to appear from time to time as a worker on Geometry so as to make up for my deficiencies in the eyes of the University in other parts of my duties as Professor'; intends to write a short article for the Philosophical Magazine on Magnus' theorem and asks Cayley to refer him to Magnus' original paper; 'I can apply my equations to obtain the motion required to bring the two schemes onto perspective relation very simply - ie I can get what you call the kinetic matrix'. Further discussion of this, in relation to Cayley's work.

Balliol College, Oxford. - Account of Dindorf's proposals for the publication of a manuscript by Uranius which was subsequently found to be a forgery by C. Simonides. 'Pertz's information is very curious'; asks if it is 'all an abstract of entries made at the time, since it differs in some respects from Scott's recollection of what was said at the time. Discusses his own recollections, mentioning Bekker, Böckh, Magnus, Lepsius, Bunsen, Ehrenberg, Tischendorf, and Humboldt. Dindorf tells him that Sir T. Phillipps has, amongst other things purchased from Simonides, an extract from Homer 'with an extract purporting that "the Archon of Chios gave this to Hipparchus, son of Peisistratus"; and another of Hesiod, written βουστροφηδόν - !'.

Copy in hand of W. Aldis Wright.