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Letter, from Charles Robert Darwin to Sir John Herschel, dated at Down, Farnborough

Reference number: HS/6/15

Date: 7 May 1848

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends his manuscript. P.O. has been unable to trace the missing parcel. Comments on J. B. Elie de Beaumont's method of measuring lava streams; emphasizes the importance of repeated observations. Would like copies of the manual when completed.

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HS/6/15
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7 May 1848
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3 pages
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Charles Robert Darwin, Charles Robert Darwin, Letter, from Charles Robert Darwin to Sir John Herschel, dated at Down, Farnborough, 7 May 1848, HS/6/15, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_15/letter-from-charles-robert-darwin-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-down-farnborough, accessed on 14 March 2026

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