From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Unidentified
Date:
[1856 or later]
Source of text:
DMC 695A.885.13
Summary:
A note indicating JH's willingness to say a few words.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
A note indicating JH's willingness to say a few words.
JH's recommendations to Admiralty regarding experiments to be conducted by expedition to Teneriffe led by C. P. Smyth.
Thanks for offer of Helix for experiment. Asks for assistance. Mentions failure of his own experiment involving Helix pomatia.