Skip to content

Please be aware that some material may contain words, descriptions or illustrations which will not reflect current scientific understanding and may be considered in today's context inaccurate, unethical, offensive or distressing.

Letter, from Camille Flammarion to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris

Reference number: HS/7/267

Date: 2 January 1863

Description

Autograph letter signed by sender. Sending a little work on the philosophy of astronomy [Pluralite des mondes habites].

Reference number
HS/7/267
Earliest possible date
2 January 1863
Page extent
1 page
Format
Manuscript

Creator name

Camille Flammarion

View page for Camille Flammarion

Use this record

Citation

Camille Flammarion, Letter, from Camille Flammarion to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris, 2 January 1863, HS/7/267, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_267/letter-from-camille-flammarion-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-paris, accessed on 20 July 2026

Link to this record

Embed this record

<iframe src="https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/embed/items/hs_7_267/letter-from-camille-flammarion-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-paris" title="Letter, from Camille Flammarion to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris" allow="fullscreen" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="500px"></iframe>

Hierarchy

This item is part of:

Related Fellows

Map

Explore the collection

  • Herschel Letters

    This collection of nearly 10,900 letters, drafts, copies and notes is the largest repository of scientific correspondence from and to Sir John Herschel, leading figure of Victorian science.

    Dates: 1807 - 1875

    View collection