| Ref No | WP/13/1/12 |
| Alt Ref No | WP13/1/12 |
| Title | Print and correspondence re John Hampden ‘Flat Earth’ controversy |
| Description | Printed pamphlet. 1 folio, headed 'To A.R. Wallace, of Nutwood Cottage, Frith Hill, Godalming, Surrey', by John Hampden, Balham (London) August 1885, charging Alfred Russel Wallace with cheating in their (1870) wager re the curvature of the earth. Annotated in ink in the bottom right corner on the first page 'RW 18.8.85'; two minor corrections in pencil on the second page.
Name: Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913
Hampden, John, 1819-1891
Place: Godalming, Surrey, England
Subject: Flat Earth theory
Notes: Found in box 3 with unrelated papers and inserted here. See WP13/1/6 for another copy.
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| Date | 18 Aug 1885 |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Held By | NHM General Library |
| Extent | Pamphlet |
| Level | Item |
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Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates | Source |
| PX473 | Wallace; Alfred Russel (1823-1913); Biologist | 1823-1913 | [Source: http://www.wku.edu/%7Esmithch/index1.htm] |
| PX5538 | Hampden; John (1819-1891) | 1819-1891 | |