RefNo | HS/18/251 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Samuel Charles Wilks to Sir John Herschel, dated at Nursling Rectory, Southampton |
Creator | Wilks; Samuel Charles (1789–1872); clergyman; journalist |
Date | 6 July 1867 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Expresses awe at scientific advances during SW's lifetime. Concludes that scientists since Francis Bacon failed to account for human variation when concluding experimental results. |
Language | English |
Extent | 8pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Nursling Rectory, Southampton, Hampshire |
Origin coordinates | 50.94494, -1.47268 |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel7984
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |