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Reference numberHS/15/441
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Sir John Herschel to Adam Sedgwick, dated at Collingwood
CreatorJohn Frederick William Herschel
Date1848
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Family will arrive at Norwich on 16 May. Discusses Norfolk strata and Cray fossils.
LanguageEnglish
Extent3pp
FormatManuscript
Place originCollingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent
Origin coordinates51.035306, 0.513556
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Access statusOpen
Related materialHS/22/233
Related records in the catalogueHS/22/233
URL descriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2532
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
NA3549Sedgwick; Adam (1785 - 1873)1785 - 1873
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