From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Margaret Brodie Herschel
Date:
[27 August 1838]
Source of text:
JHS.HCEJ.531d
Summary:
A paean of praise about the B.A.A.S. meetings, especially some of the unscheduled activity, such as Adam Sedgwick giving a lecture on the seashore to 3000 or more 'colliers and rabble'; reproduces a lengthy poem given by W. R. Hamilton.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project