Thanks WW for his remarks [on JH's translation of Homer's 'Iliad' - book seven], and gives his response to them.
Sea voyage to Jaffna, visit to the house of [ ] Knight who has built a house and large church, Jaffna superior to anywhere in the north of the island, two of the boatmen Catholics, may stay for Knight's marriage to Mrs Richards: Nellore
Royal Observatory Greenwich - GA gives a list of references pertinent to 'the steps which have been made in Astronomy in the last few years. A great deal has been done, and some of the things done have distinct relation to the comparison (as a science) of the two processes of theory and observation (as labours)'. GA places his list under the following titles - 1. Parallaxes and Motions of Stars: 2. Orbits of Double Stars: 3. Sun's Heat: 4. Attractions generally: 5. Lunar Theory: 6. Planetary Theory: 7. Encke's Comet: 8. Cometary Theory generally: 9. Shooting Stars: 10. Miscellaneous.
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Peterborough Deanery. Loss of a week's schooling, railway strike, mistakes in throwing all rail routes out to competition, Tom the kitchen boy had hidden knives rather than cleaning them, advice before beginning a tour of Scotland.
Thanks him and his wife for their message on his marriage (1/108). Refers to their previous meeting, and praises Casey’s work as Governor of Bengal. He and his wife intend to go to India next winter.
Letter declining invitation to the 1905 Apostles' dinner.
Congratulations on engagement.
Conservative Political Centre publications: Fundamental issues - a statement on the future work of the Conservative education movement by RAB, with attached signed copy of The two party system in English political history by G.M. Trevelyan, The Conservative faith in a modern age with foreword by RAB, Management in industry with opening address by RAB, Conservatism 1945-1950 with introduction and contributions by RAB
Greendale House, Nottingham - Teaching work rather heavy, Trinity Fellowship results out - Moore, Barnes, Trevelyan elected, so he feels that pressure for the following year will be relieved.
Typed copy. Reserve Trenches. Amazement at the terrain scaled by the Anzacs.
With carbon copy of reply from R. A. Butler,
1 p. typescript with MS corrections by Frisch, c. August 1942.
Correspondence with author and with several publishing houses about Hildesheimer's book Die Welt der Ungewohnten Dimensionen and including report by Frisch.
Rozental, S. 1949, 1963-64, 1968. Correspondence 1968 is re retirement of Betty Schultz who had been secretary to Niels Bohr Institute for 50 years.
Sauter, F. 1949
Scarrott, G.G. 1974, 1979
Scherrer, 1952. Frisch's carbon only.
Chinehead, Westcliff Road, Bournemouth. Dated March 20th, 1919 - Has been reading his 'Folk-Lore in the Old Testament' and asks if he has notes about tests of maternal impressions; discusses sour milk superstitions, and menstrous women and milk; the clanging noises to drive away evil spirits; classical parallels to Jonah and the whale; 'jus primae noctis' and African tribal custom, and the 19th century French courtesan who connected sexual desire and ear piercing.
One of 48 notebooks, Add.MS.c.113-150, used for Powell's edition of Thucydides published in 1942. Collation of Egerton MS 2625, with a page of typescript notes laid in loose.
Powell, John Enoch (1912-1998), politician