Letter, from Adam Sedgwick to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cambridge
Reference number: HS/15/425
Date: 11 April 1845
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Discusses meetings of B.A.A.S. Describes [Robert Chambers's] Vestiges of Creation as a 'singularly shallow work.' Asks various astronomical questions of John Frederick William Herschel. Says the author misunderstands P.
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- HS/15/425
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- 11 April 1845
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- 8 pages
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Adam Sedgwick, Letter, from Adam Sedgwick to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cambridge, 11 April 1845, HS/15/425, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_425/letter-from-adam-sedgwick-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-cambridge, accessed on 02 December 2024
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