Letter, from Charles G. B. Daubeny to Sir John Herschel, dated at Botanic Garden, Oxford
Reference number: HS/6/22
Date: 29 May 1862
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks for sending him a copy of his translation of the first book of the Iliad. Although his health is better he spent some time near Naples and saw the eruption of Vesuvius. Comments on volcanic activity.
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- HS/6/22
- Earliest possible date
- 29 May 1862
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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Charles Giles Bridle Daubeny, Letter, from Charles G. B. Daubeny to Sir John Herschel, dated at Botanic Garden, Oxford, 29 May 1862, HS/6/22, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_22/letter-from-charles-g-b-daubeny-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-botanic-garden-oxford, accessed on 03 December 2024
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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 Giles Bridle Daubeny
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