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RefNoHS/4/323
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from William Buckland to Sir John Herschel, dated at Oxford
CreatorWilliam Buckland
Date26 June 1837
DescriptionAutograph 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.
LanguageEnglish
Extent4pp
FormatManuscript
Place originOxford
Origin coordinates51.75, -1.25
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel5854
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8154Buckland; William (1784 - 1856); Dean of Westminster and geologist1784 - 1856
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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