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From:
Woodbine Parish
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[24 October 1857]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.134
Summary:

Places JH's name in a volume containing an account of the meteorite that struck ground [in North America]. WP also includes a description of the coca trees of Peru [in which JH took an interest].

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Woodbine Parish
Date:
1859
Source of text:
RS:HS 23.290
Summary:

Comments on WP's account of a meteor striking ground in America.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Woodbine Parish
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 July 1859]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.135
Summary:

Sends newspaper article about the meteor fall in Oswego County. Compares the account to a meteorite that fell in the Santiago Plains of Chile. Discusses authenticity of suspected meteorite specimens.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project