Daniel Rutherford, Edinburgh, to James Edward Smith, Marlborough Street, London

Summary

Received Smith's letter, seeds, and parcel from [Carl Peter] Thunberg. Discovery of new genus of absorbent earth called "Strontites" [strontium] by [Thomas Charles] Hope, who read a paper at the Royal Society of Edinburgh on it. Details of its properties and characteristics. Offers to send a specimen.

Letter details

Record number

LINNEAN3169

From

Daniel Rutherford

To

Sir James Edward Smith

Date

22 Nov 1793

Sent from

Edinburgh

Sent to

London

Source of text

GB-110/JES/COR/8/111, The Linnean Society of London

Language

English

Contributor

The Linnean Society of London[View Ɛpsilon collection]

Also published in The Correspondence of Sir James Edward Smith, The Linnean Society's Archive Catalogue.