Letter, from William Selwyn to Sir John Herschel, dated at College, Ely
Reference number: HS/15/474
Date: 29 December 1864
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Discusses translating the Iliad. Discusses Emile Gautier's theory of the maculae, which does not seem to explain what they see.
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- HS/15/474
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- 29 December 1864
- Page extent
- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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William Selwyn
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William Selwyn, William Selwyn, Letter, from William Selwyn to Sir John Herschel, dated at College, Ely, 29 December 1864, HS/15/474, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_474/letter-from-william-selwyn-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-college-ely, accessed on 15 November 2025
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel , Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 15 Sabine-Selwyn
1820-1870 Reference number: HS/15
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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