Letter, from Henry P. Finlayson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Dover
Reference number: HS/7/368
Date: 11 March 1862
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sending two very singular empirical laws relating to the solar system and inviting John Frederick William Herschel's comments on them.
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- HS/7/368
- Earliest possible date
- 11 March 1862
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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Henry P. Finlayson, Letter, from Henry P. Finlayson to Sir John Herschel, dated at Dover, 11 March 1862, HS/7/368, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_7_368/letter-from-henry-p-finlayson-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-dover, accessed on 14 December 2025
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 7 Eardley Wilmot-F
1820-1871 Reference number: HS/7
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John Frederick William Herschel
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