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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Richard Anthony Proctor, dated at Collingwood

Reference number: HS/24/314

Date: 16 May 1870

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Copy of a letter. Assures Richard Anthony Proctor that he is not upset at Richard Anthony Proctor for publicly questioning some of John Frederick William Herschel's ideas. Continues discussion of point in perturbation theory for Uranus.

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HS/24/314
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16 May 1870
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1 page
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Manuscript

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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Richard Anthony Proctor, dated at Collingwood, 16 May 1870, HS/24/314, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_24_314/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-richard-anthony-proctor-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 11 March 2026

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