| RefNo | HS/11/418 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Sir Charles Lyell to Sir John Herschel, dated at 16 Hart St. |
| Creator | Charles Lyell |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 6 July 1835 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Hears that John Frederick William Herschel expressed to William Whewell great pleasure in parts of C. Lyell's book. Has been altered and improved since the 1st edition. When in Copenhagen last year [H. C.] Oersted was reading John Frederick William Herschel's paper on double stars. Murray has sold 1750 copies of C. Lyell's book. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | 16 Hart St., London |
| Origin coordinates | 51.488610, -0.109700 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11506
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8255 | Lyell; Sir; Charles (1797 - 1875) | 1797 - 1875 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |