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RefNoHS/5/80
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TitleLetter, from Henry Samuel Boase to Sir John Herschel, dated at Claverhouse near Dundee
CreatorHenry Samuel Boase
Date11 October 1860
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Is gratified by his kind remarks on his Philosophy of Nature. Regrets he failed to give due acknowledgement to John Frederick William Herschel's work, but will redress this in the future. Regarding the probable constitution of nature.
LanguageEnglish
Extent3pp
FormatManuscript
Place originClaverhouse near Dundee, Scotland
Origin coordinates56.493, -2.965
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel6318
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA5927Boase; Henry Samuel (1799 - 1883)1799 - 1883
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