RefNo | HS/5/269 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Spencer J. A. Compton to Sir John Herschel, dated at Castle Ashby |
Creator | Spencer J. A. Compton |
Date | 11 November 1845 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Mary Somerville's paper has been given to P. M. Roget and it will be read at an early meeting. Interesting communications from Michael Faraday. Museum has received the head of a mastodon from India. East India Co. has sent to India in conformity with the Cambridge recommendation. |
Language | English |
Extent | 2pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire |
Origin coordinates | 52.2271, -0.7417 |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel6507
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA2272 | Compton; Spencer Joshua Alwyne (1790 - 1851); 2nd Marquess of Northampton | 1790 - 1851 |