Letter, from Charles Robert Darwin to Sir John Herschel, dated at Down, Farnborough
Reference number: HS/6/13
Date: 6 June 1848
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Encloses samples of the Ibla. Outlines the method of making it change color. Hopes he will not have to re-write his geological chapter for the Admiralty Manual.
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- HS/6/13
- Earliest possible date
- 6 June 1848
- Page extent
- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Charles Robert Darwin, Letter, from Charles Robert Darwin to Sir John Herschel, dated at Down, Farnborough, 6 June 1848, HS/6/13, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_13/letter-from-charles-robert-darwin-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-down-farnborough, accessed on 16 July 2025
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
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Charles Robert Darwin
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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