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RefNoHS/7/315
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from James David Forbes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Edinburgh
CreatorJames David Forbes
Date8 June 1858
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Article on glaciers is from the Encyclopaedia Britannica and was restricted because of space. Mistakes by John Tyndall and others have arisen because his own Letters on Glaciers has been overlooked. William Whewell is to be married.
LanguageEnglish
Extent2pp
FormatManuscript
Place originEdinburgh
Origin coordinates55.953333, -3.189167
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9574
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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