| RefNo | HS/11/442 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Sir Charles Lyell to Sir John Herschel, dated at 53 Harley St. |
| Creator | Charles Lyell |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 29 September 1866 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Hopes to send a copy of his new edition [of Principles of Geology] in a few weeks. Hopes he will be satisfied with the manner in which he used John Frederick William Herschel's drawings. Comments about variations in the obliquity of the ecliptic. Quotes correspondence he has had with E. J. Stone of Greenwich Observatory. Would like John Frederick William Herschel's opinion on the matter. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 7pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | 53 Harley St., London |
| Origin coordinates | 51.5206, -0.1477 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11527
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8255 | Lyell; Sir; Charles (1797 - 1875) | 1797 - 1875 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |