| Reference number | HS/23/179 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Henry Clifton Sorby, dated at Collingwood |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 11 September 1856 |
| Description | Copy of a letter. Thanks Henry Clifton Sorby for response to and explains further John Frederick William Herschel's letter to John Tyndall regarding explanation of origin of geological slaty cleavage. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
| Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
| Access status | Open |
| URL description | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3587
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA715 | Sorby; Henry Clifton (1826 - 1908) | 1826 - 1908 |