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Enjoyed FH's book A different approach to cosmology. Asks FH about the possibility of microbes influencing star formation.

The article 'Race against the ice age', Sunday times (14 June 1981) has 'badly shaken' her peace of mind, and she feels 'gravely concerned' for the future of her children and grandchildren. Wants to know how to help as an individual, and which groups to support. Has written to popular women's magazines on the subject, and feels that the 'percentage of people reading the Sunday times mag. Is far to [sic] small'.

Still does not understand how FH's 'treatment' differs from the standard treatment; thinks that an unknown distance is still involved, whether it is called a mixing length or an acceleration distance. FH was right about the lowering of luminosity on the inclusion of line absorption.

Is keen to join the Institute, but would want a higher salary than the bottom of the lectureship scale as he has a family to support. Encloses 'some papers that may be of interest' (not present).

Discusses the history of the Anglo-Australian Telescope.

Was interested to read FH's article 'Fraud, deception and illusion in science'. Is sending a copy of his article, 'Problems in special relativity', Wireless world (Oct. 1983), pp. 63-65. Has had an experience with an eminent professor who refuses to publish a retraction of what he had written earlier.

Sends FH a copy of a letter to be published in The observatory from Lady Jeffreys and invites FH to reply.

Thanks FH for his letter 'concerning the future of our Research School of Physical Sciences and a possible successor to Professor Street'.

Apologises that their 'over-bright manager jumped the gun' by writing to FH, which Ian was going to do 'in due course'. The theatre has already got hold of £2 million for reconstruction work, but needs a further £500,000, for which they'll need a 'proper appeal document'. Asks FH to 'knock off' 40 or 50 words expressing his 'commendation' of their scientific side. Encloses a piece from Alex, Lord Todd (President, Royal Society) on the same subject, so that FH can 'steer clear of his actually wording'. Agree with Energy and extinction, as does Peter Carrington, to whom he gave a copy.

Air conditioning for the Model 50 would need to be between 150 and 400 square feet; £10,000 is a reasonable estimate. Partition costs for internal walls would be around £8 - £10 per foot. A good quality acoustic ceiling would cost 5s to 10s per square foot. Recommends sinking the main floor slab so that steps and ramps become unnecessary. An 029 Card Punch requires 50 square feet, so five could be fitted into a room 16 feet by 16 feet.