| RefNo | HS/14/135 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Woodbine Parish to Sir John Herschel, dated at St. Leonards-on-Sea |
| Creator | Woodbine Parish |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 20 July 1859 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends newspaper article about the meteor fall in Oswego County. Compares the account to a meteorite that fell in the Santiago Plains of Chile. Discusses authenticity of suspected meteorite specimens. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | St. Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex |
| Origin coordinates | 50.855556, 0.5525 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel4241
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5484 | Parish; Sir; Woodbine (1796 - 1882) | 1796 - 1882 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |