Letter, from A[lexander] Spiers to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris
Reference number: HS/17/226
Date: 17 July 1851
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. Has used 'elegant' extracts of John Frederick William Herschel in book [Prelim. Discourse] to familiarize students 'on the continent' with Francis Bacon's work. Is sending copy of book to John Frederick William Herschel.
- Reference number
- HS/17/226
- Earliest possible date
- 17 July 1851
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
- Also available on Epsilon
- View
Creator name
Alexander Spiers
Use this record
Export this record
Citation
Alexander Spiers, Letter, from A[lexander] Spiers to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris, 17 July 1851, HS/17/226, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_226/letter-from-alexander-spiers-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-paris, accessed on 29 April 2025
Link to this record
https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_226/letter-from-alexander-spiers-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-paris
Embed this record
<iframe src="https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/embed/items/hs_17_226/letter-from-alexander-spiers-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-paris" title="Letter, from A[lexander] Spiers to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris" allow="fullscreen" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="500px"></iframe>
Hierarchy
This item is part of:
-
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 17 Stark-V miscellaneous
1821-1870 Reference number: HS/17
Related Fellows
-
John Frederick William Herschel
Recipient
Map
Explore the collection
-
Herschel Letters
This collection of nearly 10,900 letters, drafts, copies and notes is the largest repository of scientific correspondence from and to Sir John Herschel, leading figure of Victorian science.
Dates: 1807 - 1875
View collection