| Ref No | WP/1/1/190 |
| Alt Ref No | WP1/1/190 |
| Title | Letter from Alfred Russel Wallace to his son William Wallace, from Broadstone, Dorset |
| Description | Letter from Alfred Russel Wallace to his son William from Broadstone, Dorset, 12 Sep 1907 annotated [in William Greenell Wallace's hand] 'Mars'; enclosing a paper (not present) on glacial valleys sent by a young man from Middlesborough; death and funeral of Mr Weston; Fred Birch arrived at Minas Geraes; struggling with temperatures and canals of Mars (for 'Is Mars Habitable?', published Dec 1907), has written to mathematicians Sharpe?, Fisher, Barrett and Poynting on the subject; suffering from asthma, thinks diet the cause; Violet to visit.
Name: Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
Wallace, William Greenell, born 1871
Birch, Frederick R, fl 1897-1910
Wallace, [Violet Isabel], born 1869
Sharpe, [ ], fl 1907
Fisher, Osmond, 1817-1914
Barrett, Sir William Fletcher, 1844 -1925
Poynting, J H, born c.1853
Place: Brazil Broadstone Dorset England
Notes: RECORD MODIFIED 28/7/03 OLD REF Letters re books and writing 1903-1907: WP1/19/9/8 |
| Date | 12 Sep 1907 |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Held By | NHM General Library |
| Extent | Letter |
| Level | Item |
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Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| PX473 | Wallace; Alfred Russel (1823-1913); Biologist | 1823-1913 |
| PX5204 | Birch; Frederick R (fl 1897-1910) | fl 1897-1910 |
| PX5669 | Fisher; Osmond (1817-1914); Rev | 1817-1914 |
| PX5666 | Barrett; Sir; William Fletcher (1844-1925); Knight; Physicist | 1844-1925 |
| PX5668 | Sharpe (fl 1907); ?Mathematician | fl 1907 |
| PX5670 | Poynting; John Henry (1852-1914); Professor | 1852-1914 |
| PX5162 | Wallace; William Greenell (1871-1951); Electrical engineer | 1871-1951 |
| PX5168 | Wallace; Violet Isobel (1869-1945); Miss; Teacher | 1869-1945 |