| RefNo | HS/7/313 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from James David Forbes to Sir John Herschel, dated at Edinburgh |
| Creator | Forbes; James David (1809-1868); natural philosopher |
| Date | 6 November 1850 |
| Description | Copy letter in John Herschel's hand. Was pleased by John Frederick William Herschel's favorable opinion of his paper on the Vivarais. Finds John Frederick William Herschel's arguments concerning [John] Michell's theory of probabilities unconvincing. Will soon write a paper on the problems. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Edinburgh |
| Origin coordinates | 55.953333, -3.189167 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Original available: St. Andrews LB IV, 522-3 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3646
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6280 | Forbes; James David (1809 - 1868); natural philosopher | 1809 - 1868 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |