Record

RefNoHS/11/422
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Sir Charles Lyell to Sir John Herschel, dated at 16 Hart St.
CreatorSir Charles Lyell
Date24 May 1837
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. 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.
LanguageEnglish
Extent4pp
FormatManuscript
Place origin16 Hart St., London
Origin coordinates51.488610, A0.109700
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialHS/11/450
RelatedRecordHS/11/450
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11510
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8255Lyell; Sir; Charles (1797 - 1875)1797 - 1875
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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