Copy of letter, from Sir John Herschel to Mary Somerville, dated at Slough
Reference number: HS/21/60
Date: 23 February 1830
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Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Sends 40 pages of her manuscript [Mechanism of the Heavens] along with suggestions for improvement. Suggests clarifying the principles of the first chapter and a fuller explanation of various other principles.
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- HS/21/60
- Earliest possible date
- 23 February 1830
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy of letter, from Sir John Herschel to Mary Somerville, dated at Slough, 23 February 1830, HS/21/60, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_21_60/copy-of-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-mary-somerville-dated-at-slough, accessed on 25 March 2025
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 21 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/21
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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