Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Mary Somerville

Reference number: HS/16/357

Date: 30 May 1853

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Autograph letter signed by sender. 1852 was eventful for the Herschels and John Frederick William Herschel. 1853 has started peacefully. John Frederick William Herschel does "nothing whatever of a scientific kind. And the world does not therefore stand still". Comments on the discussion around "turning tables" [in Spiritualism], finds it ridiculous.

Reference number: HS/16/357
Earliest possible date: 30 May 1853
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, 30 May 1853, HS/16/357, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_16_357/letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-mary-somerville, accessed on 25 March 2025

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This collection of nearly 10,900 letters, drafts, copies and notes is the largest repository of scientific correspondence from and to Sir John Herschel, leading figure of Victorian science.

Dates: 1807 - 1875

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