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RefNoHS/5/304
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from James Croll to Sir John Herschel, dated at Glasgow
CreatorJames Croll
Date18 August 1866
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Thanks for letter and criticism of his own paper. Seems to have misunderstood most of his points. Explains some of his theories on the movement of the earth and tides.
LanguageEnglish
Extent8pp
FormatManuscript
Place originGlasgow, Scotland
Origin coordinates55.861111, -4.25
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel6560
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6453Croll; James (1821 - 1890)1821 - 1890
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