| Reference number | HS/6/17 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Charles Robert Darwin to Sir John Herschel, dated at Down |
| Creator | Charles Robert Darwin |
| Date | 23 May 1861 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Is grateful for the present of John Frederick William Herschel's Physical Geography. Is pleased also with John Frederick William Herschel's note on his own book on species. Comments on some of the theories expressed in this work. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Down, Farnborough, Hampshire |
| Origin coordinates | 51.29, -0.75 |
| Access status | Open |
| URL description | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel6700
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8196 | Darwin; Charles Robert (1809 - 1882); naturalist | 1809 - 1882 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |