From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Mary Pitt Herschel
Date:
[11 September 1826]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0518.3; Reel 1053
Summary:
Two unwanted companions caused JH to waste two days in Clermont-Ferrand. Describes volcanoes and high winds on peaks. Actinometer experiments on Puy de Dôme. Hunting fossil bones of extinct animals.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project