| RefNo | HS/4/323 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from William Buckland to Sir John Herschel, dated at Oxford |
| Creator | William Buckland |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 26 June 1837 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Sending a copy of W. D. Conybeare's most recent publication; also his own Bridgewater treatise. Is grateful for his gift of luminous animals, which he has deposited in the College of Surgeons. Richard Owen has been giving the best lectures ever given. Dr. [William?] Smith is to exhibit his collection at Bulloch's museum. Is anxious to know what kind of fossil quadrupeds are to be found at the Cape. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Oxford |
| Origin coordinates | 51.75, -1.25
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| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel5854
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8154 | Buckland; William (1784 - 1856); Dean of Westminster and geologist | 1784 - 1856 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |