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| CHAPTER XIII. | ||
| return to england—letter from hallam—treatise on the form and rotation of the earth and planets—second edition of "the connexion of the physical sciences"—letters from maria edgeworth, miss berry, lord brougham, mrs. marcet, admiral smyth—double stars—eclipse of double stars—letter from admiral smyth—sir william herschel—nebulæ—letter from lord rosse—letter from sir john herschel—sir james south's observatory—mr. john murray—miss berry—lord dudley—mr. bowditch and other distinguished americans—mrs. browning washington—letter from the rev. dr. tuckerman—sir william fairfax attacked by highwaymen | 198 | |
| CHAPTER XIV. | ||
| rome, naples, and como—baden—winter at florence—siena—letter from lord brougham—mr. mountstewart elphinstone—life at rome—campagna cattle | 230 | |
| CHAPTER XV. | ||
| albano—popular singing—letters from mrs. somerville—gibson—perugia—comet of 1843—summer at venice—letters from mrs. somerville and miss joanna baillie—elected associate of the college of resurgenti and r. i. academy of science at arezzo | 243 | |
| CHAPTER XVI. | ||
| publishes "physical geography"—letter from humboldt—christmas at collingwood—letter from mrs. somerville—faraday—letter from faraday—keith johnston's maps—winter at munich—salzburg—lake of garda—miniscalchi—poem by caterina brenzoni—letter from brenzoni—letter from mrs. somerville—éloge by miniscalchi—winter at turin—baron plana—camillo cavour—colline near turin—genoa—teresa dovia—florence—miss f. p. cobbe—vivisection—excursions in the neighbourhood—cholera—misericordia—pio nono in tuscany—comet—tuscan revolution—war in lombardy—entry of victor emmanuel into florence—letters from mrs. somerville—my father's death—letter from miss cobbe | 286 | |
