| RefNo | HS/11/422 |
| Previous numbers | HS/11/450 |
| 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 | 24 May 1837 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender, including illustrations. Charles Babbage will publish John Frederick William Herschel's volcanic theory in Ninth Bridgewater Treatise, together with John Frederick William Herschel's letter to R. I. Murchison. William Whewell read both at Geological Society. Babbage wants to compare John Frederick William Herschel's theory with passage from Bishop [Samuel] Butler. Whewell's notion of new species. Charles Darwin's new theory of coral islands is forcing CL to give up CL's volcanic crater theory. [Letter continues 28 May.] Sends copy of Babbage's Treatise with quotes from John Frederick William Herschel. News of Charles Wheatstone's submarine telegraph and David Brewster's proof that diamond is of vegetable origin. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 8pp |
| 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 |
| RelatedMaterial | HS/11/450 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/11/450 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11510
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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 |