Letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Thomson
Reference number: HS/17/351
Date: 11 August 1868

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Comments on William Thomson's paper on geological time. Unsatisfied with the efficiency of tidal friction in retarding the rotation of the earth. Considers effect of external attraction on a rotating body to relate to momentum.
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- HS/17/351
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- 11 August 1868
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Thomson, 11 August 1868, HS/17/351, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_351/letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-thomson, accessed on 09 February 2025
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