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RefNoHS/7/239
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from William Henry Fitton to Sir John Herschel, dated at Wandsworth
CreatorWilliam Henry Fitton
Date2 August 1844
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. One of the sections of the beds below the chalk, which John Frederick William Herschel sent him in 1834, has become the subject of interesting discussion viz the Neocomian beds and their appearance in the British Isles. Comments on the various theories regarding these beds.
LanguageEnglish
Extent8pp
FormatManuscript
Place originWandsworth
Origin coordinates51.455, -0.192
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9494
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA3138Fitton; William Henry (1780 - 1861); geologist1780 - 1861
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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