| Description | <p>Manuscript and typescript. Asks Pearson to write a short general article on spectrum analysis for <i>The Observatory</i>; regarding testimonials for the post of Savilian Professor [awarded to Esson]; regarding prior publication of a referee's report by Bateson on a paper by Pearson, and proceedings at The Royal Society Zoological Committee; delineating questions arising from the controversy; suggestion to Dr Larmor that Pearson's letter on matter is printed for Council only; outlining options for further action; on likely resolution of the matter; Pearson's dissatisfaction with the outcome; his belief the Secretaries of the Society have taken note of the trouble caused by the case, and confirmation of his proposed resolution at the Council meeting in April 1902; on refraction; invitation to give a general account of correlation at the British Association meeting in Belfast; Pearson's discovery of a comet; on reading Pearson's memoir on W F R Weldon; asks for help in getting Edgar Schuster elected a Fellow without Emolument" of New College, Oxford; on Egon being allowed to enter for Trinity and New College, paucity of mathematics students sitting entrance exams at Oxford, and advising Cambridge if Egon is to study pure mathematics; on inviting Dr Heron to act as judge for the Weldon Prize; invitation to Pearson from the British Association Council to preside over Section F (Economics and Statistics) at Manchester; regarding rules for award of the Weldon Prize and past winners; enclosing note from Mrs Poole about prospect of finding a portrait of Henry Briggs; on exam invigilation; Pearson's work on colours; and motion of Groombridge statrs in relation to the sun's motion.</p>
<p>Also contains a page of notes by Turner on papers by Oscar Stumpe, and F W Dyson and W G Thackeray, relating to proper and parallelactic motion; and 13 folios of calculations by Pearson on Stumpe's results.</p> |