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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.

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HS/17/214
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6 April 1853
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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John Allen Slater

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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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    Dates: 1807 - 1875

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