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RefNoHS/15/352
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Hermann Schlagintweit to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cherra Poonjee
CreatorSchlagintweit; Hermann Sakünlünski (1826-1882); German explorer; geologist
Date25 October 1855
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Happy to have met John Frederick William Herschel. Discusses journey in Himalayas. Would be glad to send John Frederick William Herschel any information he would like about the tropical climate.
LanguageEnglish
Extent4pp
FormatManuscript
Place originCherra Poonjee, [Cherrapunji or Sohra], state of Meghalaya, India
Origin coordinates25.284, 91.721
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2491
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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