Letter, from William Selwyn to Sir John Herschel, dated at Foxton Royston
Reference number: HS/15/509
Date: 11 June 1870
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Discusses the different strata of the ocean and [William] Carpenter's lecture on deep sea dredging. Is digging an artesian well.
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- HS/15/509
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- 11 June 1870
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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William Selwyn, Letter, from William Selwyn to Sir John Herschel, dated at Foxton Royston, 11 June 1870, HS/15/509, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_509/letter-from-william-selwyn-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-foxton-royston, accessed on 16 March 2025
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: 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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William Selwyn
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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