RefNo | HS/16/363 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Mary Somerville to Sir John Herschel, dated at La Spezia Piemonte |
Creator | Somerville; Mary (1780-1872); née Fairfax; afterward Greig; Scottish scientist; astronomer; mathematician |
Date | 21 September 1860 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks John Frederick William Herschel for scientific papers. Is writing about relations between inorganic matter, physical and vital forces, and microscopic plants. Praises [Giuseppe] Garibaldi and his performance. |
Language | English |
Extent | 4pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | La Spezia Piemonte |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2672
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |