Unidad documental simple 45 - William Whewell to Richard Jones

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Trinity College - WW's comments on the printing plans of RJ's book: 'I do not suppose that there will be any objection to the plan you mention of taking your impression printed by the university if it so seems good to them and making with it in your hand the best bargain you can with a London bookseller' ['An Essay on the Distribution of Wealth, and on the Sources of Taxation: Part 1. - Rent', London, 1831]. WW does not know what a London bookseller would think of such a plan. The Mineralogy professorship is still uncertain and indeed may be terminated. There is another professorship vacant on the death of Woodhouse [Robert Woodhouse] which Airy [George Airy] will probably get, 'and the vacant one will be the Lucasian for which Babbage [Charles Babbage] was a candidate. Some people here hope that Herschel [John Herschel] will take it which I much doubt. I should rejoice to have Babbage, but I am not so sure that he...would succeed and not at all certain that he would now offer himself'.