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Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Adam Sedgwick, dated at Harley Street

Reference number: HS/15/445

Date: 11 March 1854

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has signed George Wilson's certificate. Says William Whewell's book is 'clever but wrong.' Says moral and intellectual life is possible on Jupiter.

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HS/15/445
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11 March 1854
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4 pages
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Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel

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Sir; John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Sir; John Frederick William Herschel, Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Adam Sedgwick, dated at Harley Street, 11 March 1854, HS/15/445, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_445/letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-adam-sedgwick-dated-at-harley-street, accessed on 11 July 2025

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