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RefNoHS/9/221
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from William Vernon Harcourt to Sir John Herschel, dated at Nuneham Park, Abingdon
CreatorHarcourt; William Venables-Vernon (1789-1871); Anglican priest; founder for the British Association for the Advancement of Sciences
Date24 August 1869
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Is very pleased that John Frederick William Herschel has accepted his little volume. Is sure John Frederick William Herschel would have made a success of a similar work. Behavior of animals.
LanguageEnglish
Extent5pp
FormatManuscript
Place originNuneham Park, Abingdon
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel10338
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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