| Description | Singer and his wife have been working on a project to tell the continuous story of science from the fall of Greek science to the rise of the modern experimental method. This required a systematic investigation of manuscript sources and they decided to construct a catalogue of scientific manuscripts in Britain. In 1914 the Bodleian Library gave permission to form a department for books in the history of science, where there are now eight research students in addition to the Singers. The catalogue will have 40,000 skeleton entries by August, containing manuscripts before the year 1500. They have spent £1,000 on the exercise including £500 on equipping the room. For detailed entries they must expect to pay for skilled assistance and therefore he requests a grant from the Royal Society. He sends the letter via Sir William Osler, who supports the project. |