Letter, from Mary Somerville to Sir John Herschel, dated at Spezia
Reference number: HS/16/368
Date: 12 July 1863
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Introduces Signore Capellini, professor of geology at Bologna, to John Frederick William Herschel in letter. Asks John Frederick William Herschel to assist him in any way possible.
- Reference number
- HS/16/368
- Earliest possible date
- 12 July 1863
- Page extent
- 1 page
- Format
- Manuscript
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other married name Greig]; Mary Somerville [nee Fairfax
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other married name Greig]; Mary Somerville [nee Fairfax, Letter, from Mary Somerville to Sir John Herschel, dated at Spezia, 12 July 1863, HS/16/368, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_16_368/letter-from-mary-somerville-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-spezia, accessed on 12 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 16 Sheepshanks-Spencer
1820-1869 Reference number: HS/16
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John Frederick William Herschel
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