1HILLSIDE CRESCENT
EDINBURGH
15, ROYAL TERRACE
27 June 1870
My dear Sir,
Many thanks for your very clear & distinct letter of June 24.
In furtherance of the matters therein, I am rather inclined to ask you;
1st, had “hu” any other meaning than that of expressing a standard measure of length; and
2nd, what is the amount of importance of “ammat” meaning “the fore-arm”, besides a standard of length, – if that standard was not, as < would?> the Roman “cubitus” was, the length approximately of a human fore-arm?
But instead of troubling you with asking these things positively, – I merely beg your acceptance by post of a copy of the “Report” to be read at the Observatory here next Wednesday, & to be published afterwards with revision; – so that if anything strikes you as worthy of immediate correction on emendation,* <note on other half of sheet:> *See specially p.p. 32, 33, 34 <end of note> and you may feel inclined to write again, – I shall be able, & very glad also, to introduce such remark as from yourself.
Distinct from that, I hope also to request your acceptance of a copy of a recent little private work of mine, entitled “A poor-man’s Photography at the G. Pyramid”, – wherein it will appear that, aided by your photography, I have been able to produce a most unimpeachable witness to disprove some lately published unwarrantable & depreciatory statements touching the sockets of the Great Pyramid;
& I remain
Yours very truly
C. Piazzi Smyth
H. Fox Talbot Esq.