RefNo | HS/15/489 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from William Selwyn to Sir John Herschel, dated at Foxton Royston |
Creator | William Selwyn |
Date | 15 January 1867 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Discusses Aristotle's and Richard Whately's descriptions of the sensitivity of the eye's lateral areas. Asks John Frederick William Herschel to review cover sheet and opine whether the predictions described are miracles. |
Language | English |
Extent | 4pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Foxton, Royston, Cambridgeshire |
Origin coordinates | 52.115, 0.0586 |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2591
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA6278 | Selwyn; William (1806 - 1875) | 1806 - 1875 |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |