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RefNoHS/11/442
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Sir Charles Lyell to Sir John Herschel, dated at 53 Harley St.
CreatorSir Charles Lyell
Date29 September 1866
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Hopes to send a copy of his new edition [of Principles of Geology] in a few weeks. Hopes he will be satisfied with the manner in which he used John Frederick William Herschel's drawings. Comments about variations in the obliquity of the ecliptic. Quotes correspondence he has had with E. J. Stone of Greenwich Observatory. Would like John Frederick William Herschel's opinion on the matter.
LanguageEnglish
Extent7pp
FormatManuscript
Place origin53 Harley St., London
Origin coordinates51.5206, A0.1477
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11527
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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