| RefNo | HS/12/322 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to J. Melvill |
| Creator | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer and mathematician |
| Recipient | Melvill; James Cosmo (1821-80); East India Company official; Under-Secretary of State for India |
| Date | 10 May 1867 |
| Description | Copy of a letter. Does not think Mr. Thornton's pamphlets solve the problem of squaring the circle as the circle is 3/4 of the circumscribed square. Comments further on these theories. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | n.p. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | HS/24/200 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/24/200 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11960
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |