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RefNoHS/11/437
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Sir Charles Lyell to Sir John Herschel, dated at 53 Harley St.
CreatorSir Charles Lyell
Date4 March 1865
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Took John Frederick William Herschel's box of specimens and had a discussion with William Logan, A. C. Ramsay, and some young surveyors, one of whom had examined John Frederick William Herschel's neighborhood. Similar rhomboids to the Irish ones have been located in Wales. Hopes to have a discussion on this subject later. Can John Frederick William Herschel give, or refer him to data, the temperature of celestial space without the sun? Returns the drawings with many thanks.
LanguageEnglish
Extent5pp
FormatManuscript
Place origin53 Harley St., London
Origin coordinates51.5206, A0.1477
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11522
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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