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WCP2820

Letter (WCP2820.2710)

[1]1

STARFIELD

CROWBOROUGH

SUSSEX

11 April 1903

Alfred Russel Wallace L.L.D. DCL. FRS &c

Dear Sir

Since reading your article in the Fortnightly Review2 it has occurred to me that you have not examined the evidence of the evolution of stellar systems which I have obtained, during the past 18 years, by the application of photographic methods. I have therefore instructed my publishers to send you a copy of my [2] Photographs of Stars, Star-clusters & Nebulae Vol. 23 (the first vol. is out of print) Its It is presented to you in the spirit of scientific enquiry by one Fellow of the Royal Society to another of the Fellows.

I am | yours very truly| Isaac Roberts4 [signature]

[3]5

1
In ARW’s handwriting, "Answd”.
2
Wallace, A. R. 1903. Man’s place in the Universe: as indicated by the New Testament. The Fortnightly Review, vol. 73, issue 435 (March), pp. 395-411.
3
Roberts, Isaac. 1899. Photographs of stars, star-clusters and Nebulae. London: “Knowledge” office.
4
Roberts, Isaac (1829-1904). British engineer and amateur astronomer.
5
In ARW’s handwriting, “Isaac Roberts”.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP2820.2710)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by O'Dell, Sandra [2015-06-01] Transcription checked by Benny, Ruth [2015-06-01] Transcription checked by Sherwood, Danni [2020-08-10] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP2820,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP2820