Letter, from Jacob Tomlin to Sir John Herschel, dated at Edengale, Tamworth
Reference number: HS/17/439
Date: 5 October 1865
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Requests John Frederick William Herschel's opinions on his theories of origins of language. Believes Hebrew is the root of all languages.
- Reference number
- HS/17/439
- Earliest possible date
- 5 October 1865
- Page extent
- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Jacob Tomlin, Letter, from Jacob Tomlin to Sir John Herschel, dated at Edengale, Tamworth, 5 October 1865, HS/17/439, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_439/letter-from-jacob-tomlin-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-edengale-tamworth, accessed on 07 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 17 Stark-V miscellaneous
1821-1870 Reference number: HS/17
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John Frederick William Herschel
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