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RefNoHS/5/199
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from William Benjamin Carpenter to Sir John Herschel, dated at University of London
CreatorWilliam Benjamin Carpenter
Date15 April 1871
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Hopes that he found the report of the Porcupine Expedition worth his consideration. Sends a paper in which he examines the question of the Gulf Stream.
LanguageEnglish
Extent4pp
FormatManuscript
Place originUniversity of London, 6 Burlington Gardens, London
Origin coordinates51.5097, -0.1402
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel6431
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA2869Carpenter; William Benjamin (1813 - 1885); naturalist1813 - 1885
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