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Reference numberHS/4/226
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Edward William Brayley to Sir John Herschel, dated at London Institution
CreatorEdward William Brayley
Date31 December 1862
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Would like to pass on John Frederick William Herschel's views on ice to A. R. Abbott, who is giving a lecture on glaciers at the Friend's Institute. Remarks on storms. Confusion of Thomas Young's views with John Frederick William Herschel's. Regarding John Frederick William Herschel's paper on earthquakes and volcanoes.
LanguageEnglish
Extent4pp
FormatManuscript
Place originThe London Institution
Origin coordinates51.517825, -0.086595
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Access statusOpen
URL descriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel5737
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA7678Brayley; Edward William (1802 - 1870); scientific writer1802 - 1870
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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