| RefNo | HS/17/239 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from J[ames] H[utchison] Stirling to Sir John Herschel, dated at Piershill, Edinburgh |
| Creator | Stirling; James Hutchison (1820–1909); philosopher; physician |
| Date | 14 January 1870 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks John Frederick William Herschel for favorable opinion of James Stirling's paper, as expressed to Hugh Martin. Comments on John Frederick William Herschel's remarks on allotropy, and on connection between physics and life. Believes Germans preeminent in physiology. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Piershill, Edinburgh |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3417
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |