Letter, from John Allen Slater to Sir John Herschel, dated at Middlewich
Reference number: HS/17/214
Date: 6 April 1853
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Asks about precise link between rotation and revolution of satellites, and its relation to belief in existence of God.
- Reference number
- HS/17/214
- Earliest possible date
- 6 April 1853
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Allen Slater, Letter, from John Allen Slater to Sir John Herschel, dated at Middlewich, 6 April 1853, HS/17/214, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_214/letter-from-john-allen-slater-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-middlewich, accessed on 12 January 2026
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 17 Stark-V miscellaneous
1821-1870 Reference number: HS/17
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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