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RefNoHS/7/307
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter, from James David Forbes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Edinburgh
CreatorJames David Forbes
Date12 July 1845
DescriptionCopy letter in John Herschel's hand. Sends new edition of JF's Travels [through the Alps of Savoy]. Hopes John Frederick William Herschel will examine the theoretical part.
LanguageEnglish
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
Place originEdinburgh
Origin coordinates55.953333, A3.189167
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialOriginal available: St. Andrews LB III, 700
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3540
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6280Forbes; James David (1809 - 1868); natural philosopher1809 - 1868
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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