| RefNo | HS/13/23 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Peter Martyn to Sir John Herschel, dated at Aberdeen |
| Creator | Martyn; Peter (fl. 1865); physician |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 1 September 1865 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Is now reading John Frederick William Herschel's article on Light in the May number of Good Words. Gives his own physiological and phrenological cause of color blindness and cites an example in the Rev. F. Drew. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Aberdeen |
| Origin coordinates | 57.15, -2.11 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel12165
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |