Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to W. B. Clegram, dated at Collingwood

Reference number: HS/5/350

Date: 8 January 1857

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Draft letter. 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.

Reference number: HS/5/350
Earliest possible date: 8 January 1857
Page extent: 3 pages
Format: Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to W. B. Clegram, dated at Collingwood, 8 January 1857, HS/5/350, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_5_350/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-w-b-clegram-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 11 May 2026

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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875

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