Letter from William Hyde Wollaston, to William Buckland, Oxford Wollaston has not seen Brewster's telescope and only knows it from reading the description, solely to understand its principle and not its construction. He cannot pass a reliable judgement on it therefore. At the time, he did not think highly of it, but Brewster has competent knowledge and considerable ingenuity. He could be relied upon with a scientific commission. 'I hope your young friend has a competent knowledge of osteology when he preferred a domiciliary visit to a telegraphical communication with a Tiger, as I cannot imagine that his geological ardour could be much gratified.' 6 February 1819 [? postmark]