From:
Georges C. L. D. Cuvier
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 September 1826]
Source of text:
RS:HS 5.384
Summary:
Has received the gift of books for which he is grateful. They have been placed in the library.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
Has received the gift of books for which he is grateful. They have been placed in the library.
No summary available.
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.