Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Mary Somerville, dated at Slough

Reference number: HS/16/337

Date: 15 June 1830

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Will bring her manuscript [Mechanism of the Heavens]. Apologizes for holding it so long. Critiques various passages concerning permanent rotation and equations of stability. Sends condolences on Dr. Somerville's loss.

Reference number: HS/16/337
Earliest possible date: 15 June 1830
Page extent: 4 pages
Format: Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Mary Somerville, dated at Slough, 15 June 1830, HS/16/337, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_16_337/letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-mary-somerville-dated-at-slough, accessed on 19 August 2026

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Copy of letter, from Sir John Herschel to Mary Somerville, dated at Slough
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875

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