| Reference number | MS/257/1/313 |
| Alternative reference number | Sa.313 |
| Previous numbers | ES1/51/313 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Alexis Caswell, Providence [Rhode Island] to Edward Sabine |
| Date | 19 April 1864 |
| Description | Caswell read Sabine’s address to The Royal Society with interest and congratulates him on the prosperous work of the Society under Sabine’s presidency. Refers to the death of Admiral Washington and Caswell has seen a ‘beautiful tribute’ in the monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. Caswell describes meeting Washington once. Caswell discusses receiving a letter from Florence [from] Mrs Somerville regarding her scientific work, and describes her as ‘one of the extraordinary women of our age’, and refers to meeting her in spring 1861. Caswell recalls a dinner [with] Sir John Herschel and Mr [George Biddell] Airy. Reference to Professor [John] Tyndall’s work on ‘heat as a mode of motion’. Caswell refers to the state of his ‘unhappy country’. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Ink on paper |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8279 | Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883) | 1788 - 1883 |