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RefNoHS/11/123
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Dionysius Lardner to Sir John Herschel, dated at Great Queen St.
CreatorDionysius Lardner
Date3 October 1837
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Introducing his son George, who is to be stationed at the Cape for some time. Would like John Frederick William Herschel to advise him when necessary. Dionysius Lardner has become co-editor with Bulwer Lytton of a new quarterly and would like an article from John Frederick William Herschel on his work in the Southern Hemisphere. Work on the Cyclopaedia is progressing.
LanguageEnglish
Extent7pp
FormatManuscript
Place originGreat Queen St.
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11232
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA3370Lardner; Dionysius (1793 - 1859); scientific writer1793 - 1859
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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