Showing 4 results

The Master's Lodge, St. John's College, Cambridge. - Thanks Rouse Ball for sending him the letters from Sylvester to Cayley; has 'only as yet just opened the parcel but it is clear that there is a good deal of matter in them'.

'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.

Trinity College, Cambridge. - Has been through Cayley's father's papers gathers that 'everything of value in the MS memoirs and papers has already been printed. All appear to have been carefully examined by Forsyth many years ago, and nothing more can be picked out for publication'. The largest part of the papers 'consist of notes for and incomplete drafts of memoirs included in his published works. All these rough and incomplete notes I propose to destroy'.

Lists proposed recipients of materials. Has no letters himself from Arthur Cayley. Thinks letters from living writers should be either returned to them or destroyed; is therefore returning MacMahon's letters, and destroying those from Glaisher and Forsyth. Of letters from people now dead he proposes to send those from Sylvester to the Master of St John's [R. F. Scott]; thinks most of the rest should be destroyed, though he mentions a few people to whom he would like to send 'a certain number' which he feels would be unproblematic to send. Encloses a few letters and papers 'of a personal character' for Cayley to take care of.

The Master's Lodge, St. John's College, Cambridge. - Will be very glad to have the letters from Sylvester to Cayley. When Sylvester died MacMahon handed over a bundle of letters to Sylvester which Scott now has in his keeping; these letters would be an 'interesting addition to the collection'.