RefNo | HS/23/142 |
Level | Item |
Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Miss Cornwallis, dated at London |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 27 January 1854 |
Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Rapid changes in science leave John Frederick William Herschel unable to recommend newest things in organic chemistry. Suggests works by H. V. Regnault or Justus von Liebig, and Lyon Playfair's work on chemistry of foods. Notes error in Liebig's work on body chemistry. |
Language | English |
Extent | 4pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | London |
Origin coordinates | 51.507222, -0.1275 |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedMaterial | Original available: TxU:H/L-0132; Reel 1054 |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel12717
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |