| Reference number | HS/17/220 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Henry Clifton Sorby to Sir John Herschel, dated at Sheffield |
| Creator | Henry Clifton Sorby |
| Date | 6 September 1856 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. In response to John Frederick William Herschel's letter to John Tyndall, explains views on the mechanical nature of geological phenomenon of slaty cleavage. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Sheffield |
| Access status | Open |
| URL description | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3384
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA715 | Sorby; Henry Clifton (1826 - 1908) | 1826 - 1908 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |