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John Herschel : A preliminary discourse on the study of Natural Ph

"I have been reading lately 'Natural Philosophy' by Tomlinson and Sir John Herschel, and am now reading the 'Chemistry of Creation' by Dr Ellis."

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Albert Battiscombe      Print: Book

John Frederick William Herschel : Preliminary discourse on the study of natural philosophy

'If you have not read Herschel in Lardners Cyclo ? read it directly.'

Century: 1800-1849     Reader/Listener/Group: Charles Darwin      Print: Book

Sir John Herschel : 'Book I. of the Iliad translated in the Hexameter Metre'

'The note by my father, that originally headed his blank verse translation from the Iliad beginning 'He ceased, and sea-like roar'd the Trojan host, 'ran: "Some, and among these one at least of our best and greatest, have endeavoured to give us the Iliad in English hexameters, and by what appears to me their failure have gone far to prove the impossibility of the task [...]" [...] This was written after reading Sir John Herschel's "Book I. of the Iliad translated in the Hexameter Metre," Cornhill Magazine, May 1862.'

Century: 1850-1899     Reader/Listener/Group: Alfred Tennyson      Print: Serial / periodical

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