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Reference numberHS/4/260
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from David Brewster to Sir John Herschel, dated at Edinburgh
CreatorDavid Brewster
Date7 May 1827
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Would have answered his last letter sooner but has been confined to his house. Encloses specimen of calcareous spar. Has in the past carried out many experiments on this substance. Is he satisfied with a statement in the Optical Glass report? Missing Transactions for the library.
LanguageEnglish
Extent4pp
FormatManuscript
Place originEdinburgh
Origin coordinates55.953333, -3.189167
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Access statusOpen
URL descriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel5789
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA7450Brewster; Sir; David (1781 - 1868); natural philosopher1781 - 1868
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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