| RefNo | HS/16/343 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Mary Somerville, dated at Slough |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Somerville; Mary (1780-1872); née Fairfax; afterward Greig; Scottish scientist; astronomer; mathematician |
| Date | 8 March 1831 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Explains to Mary Somerville P. S. Laplace's method of indeterminate coefficients in mathematics. Thanks Mary Somerville for her praise of his book [Prelim. Discourse], which John Frederick William Herschel values more highly than newspaper reviews. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Slough, Berkshire |
| Origin coordinates | 51.5082, -0.5954 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2652
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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 |