Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Edward Sabine, dated at Collingwood

Reference number: HS/15/209

Date: 9 October 1847

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Discusses use of 'force' versus use of 'power' in translating [Alexander von] Humboldt's Cosmos. Says science has outgrown 'force.' [See 1847-10-8]

Reference number: HS/15/209
Earliest possible date: 9 October 1847
Page extent: 1 page
Format: Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Edward Sabine, dated at Collingwood, 9 October 1847, HS/15/209, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_209/letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-edward-sabine-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 19 April 2025

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Copy of letter, from Sir John Herschel to Edward Sabine, dated at Collingwood
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 15 Sabine-Selwyn
1820-1870 Reference number: HS/15

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Dates: 1807 - 1875

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