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RefNoHS/9/409
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Thomas Hodgkin to Sir John Herschel, dated at Finsbury Circus
CreatorHodgkin; Thomas (1798-1866); physician; pathologist
Date13 December 1834
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Sends letter by Jonathan Stander, who is to work in the educational field at the Cape. Is pleased John Frederick William Herschel serves on the management committee of the Infants schools. Wishes success to the expedition to explore the interior of S. Africa. Thanks for his paper on nebulae. Enjoyed the B.A.A.S. meeting at Edinburgh. Sends one of his own pamphlets on African colonization. Thomas Bell wishes to be remembered to him.
LanguageEnglish
Extent5pp
FormatManuscript
Place originFinsbury Circus
Origin coordinates51.517972235589355, -0.08643717888775106
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel10532
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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