RefNo | HS/16/326 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Martha Somerville to Sir John Herschel, dated at Naples |
Creator | Somerville; Martha (1813-1879); daughter and biographer of Somerville; Mary (1780-1872); née Fairfax; afterward Greig; Scottish scientist; astronomer; mathematician |
Date | 3 February 1869 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks John Frederick William Herschel for his letters to her mother (Mary Somerville), who is not well enough to write. Describes eruption of Vesuvius. |
Language | English |
Extent | 4pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Naples, [Napoli], Italy |
Origin coordinates | 40.833333, 14.25 |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2634
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |