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Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to W. B. Clegram, dated at Collingwood

Reference number: HS/23/186

Date: 8 January 1857

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Copy of draft letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Regrets that he thinks the faith of the public in astronomy should be shaken by the errors of J. C. Symons. Gives the theory of the rotation of the moon.

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HS/23/186
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8 January 1857
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3 pages
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Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel

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Sir; John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Sir; John Frederick William Herschel, Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to W. B. Clegram, dated at Collingwood, 8 January 1857, HS/23/186, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_23_186/copy-of-draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-w-b-clegram-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 08 November 2025

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