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Add. MS c/94/94 · Item · 5 May 1899
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Asks Sidgwick if he remembers his visit five years previously and their correspondence in relation to Sidgwick's article in Mind. Declares that since then, he has progressed in the expression of his views, having written 'a big book to prove that Plato did not always remain an appearance of something else, but that he became at last a true Being himself.' Refers to his last letter of Christmas 1894 'asking too many indiscreet questions', which Sidgwick left unanswered. Announces that he has written a work entitled Über die Grundvoraussetzungen und Konsequenzen der individualistischen Weltanschauung, in which he has developed the thoughts contained in his first letter to Sidgwick. Wishes to know Sidgwick's opinion on the work, which was recently published in Helsingfors, and sends a copy to him together with two other pamphlets - 'an account of Polish philosophy and a new theory of affinities of style, founded on a detailed investigation of Plato's style' - [not included].

Reports that after five years of research, he now wishes to return to teaching, and has been received by the University of Cracow as a 'Privatdocent', and will begin lecturing on psychology and logic in October. Expresses the hope of starting 'a true school of Polish philosophy.' Contemplates applying for the vacant Anderson lectureship of psychology in Aberdeen. Asks Sidgwick if he believes that they would 'object on general grounds to a foreigner?' Remembers 'with sincere gratitude' Sidgwick's kindness, and hopes one day to visit him again in Cambridge. Sends his regards to Mrs Sidgwick.

Lutosławski, Wincenty (1863-1954) philosopher
Add. MS c/93/94 · Item · 19 Feb 1864
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Informs Sidgwick that he will have to write to the [British] Museum himself in order to obtain a reader's ticket; proposes that they write to the Head Librarian, and he encloses a letter accordingly [not included]. Reports the Hunts' arrival, but doubts that their presence will interfere with their plans for G[ ] S[ ].

Letter from George Airy
Add. MS a/200/94 · Item · 31 Dec. 1851
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Playford near Ipswich - Edward Sabine has told Airy that there should be a meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science in mid-January: 'The connexion of this with your Tidal proposal is not extremely close, but it suggests to me to ask you how far you have got the whole affair into shape. I do not think it right towards the Government or politic towards ourselves to make application till we know pretty exactly what is to be done, and can thus put them in a state to judge well of the magnitude, duration, and expense of the expedition'. He agrees that the character of the expedition should be exclusively tidal.

Letter from J. Deighton
Add. MS a/202/94 · Item · 24 Dec. 1851
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JD has located the work by Cuvier which WW inquired about. It is published in the Memoires des Museum d'Histoire Naturelle, Vol. XIII. Does WW want him to order it?

Letter from Eaton Hodgkinson
Add. MS a/206/94 · Item · 11 Sept. 1837
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Salford, Manchester - Although EH cannot attend the BAAS meeting at Liverpool due to illness, he would like to introduce WW to William Fairbairn - 'the engineer to whose liberal views I am so much indebted - and whose manufactory, while it is supplying models to the scientific man, and machines to all parts of Europe, is - to say nothing of his place in London - one of the lions of this neighbourhood'. EH was sorry not to see the subject of impact in WW's History of the Inductive Sciences.