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From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
John Lubbock, 4th baronet and 1st Baron Avebury
Date:
10 [Sept 1853]
Source of text:
American Philosophical Society (Mss.B.D25.97)
Summary:

Asks about source of paper on the metamorphosis of Pycnogonida for C. S. Bate.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
[Charles Edward Trevelyan]
Date:
10] September [1853
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0605; Reel 1089
Summary:

JH's opinion on feasibility of establishing new astronomical and meteorological observatory at Nottingham. Compares this climate to other English sites.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Edward Trevelyan
Date:
[10 September 1853]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0483.18; Reel 1055
Summary:

Responds to CT's request for opinions on establishing astronomical and meteorological observatory at Nottingham. Distinguishes roles of royal, public, and private observatories for astronomy, and how these differ from meteorological observatories.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project