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WE may hope that we and the public have now heard the last of the unfortunate Hooker and Ayrton dispute. We learn that Mr. Ayrton has expressed himself satisfied with Dr. Hooker's explanation of the “offensive” matter in his letter to Mr. West, and here the matter will probably rest. It would be more satisfactory to know that all probability of similar unpleasantness for the future had been removed, and that the Government recognises the principle that a servant selected to control a great scientific establishment must necessarily be entrusted with all the details of its management.
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Notes . Nature 6, 401–402 (1872). https://doi.org/10.1038/006401a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/006401a0
