Identity area
Reference code
R./2.99/34
Title
Letter from William Whewell
Date(s)
- 19 Aug. 1829 (Creation)
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Item
Extent and medium
4 pp.
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Name of creator
Repository
Content and structure area
Scope and content
WW is walking some twenty to thirty miles a day among the highest parts of the Alps. He has just seen the glacier from which the Rhone issues. WW gives a description of the surrounding scenery with an emphasis on waterfalls, rivers and ice. HJR is to… read more