| Description | Writes about his assistants A C Downing and J L Parkinson. Desribes Downing as an excellent instrument-maker, 'the best maker of galvanometers in the world' who only requires security of tenure to continue working for Hill; describes Parkinson as energetic, hard-working, with a view to go to America for better paid permanent work; does not like to make any request of the Royal Society, but thinks the Committee should decide 'how any funds they have can be most efficiently expended'. p65-9. |