| RefNo | MS/251/7 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from William Hyde Wollaston, to William Buckland, Oxford |
| Date | 6 February 1819 [? postmark] |
| Description | Wollaston has not seen Brewster's telescope and only knows it from reading the description, solely to understand its principle and not its construction. He cannot pass a reliable judgement on it therefore. At the time, he did not think highly of it, but Brewster has competent knowledge and considerable ingenuity. He could be relied upon with a scientific commission.
'I hope your young friend has a competent knowledge of osteology when he preferred a domiciliary visit to a telegraphical communication with a Tiger, as I cannot imagine that his geological ardour could be much gratified.' |
| Extent | 2p. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | On paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8298 | Wollaston; William Hyde (1766 - 1828); chemist, physicist and physiologist | 1766 - 1828 |