| RefNo | HS/16/483 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Herbert Spencer to Sir John Herschel, dated at St. John's Wood |
| Creator | Spencer; Herbert (1820-1903); polymath; author; biologist; sociologist; philosopher |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 10 January 1859 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Sending John Frederick William Herschel his Essays [Essays: Scientific, Political, and Speculative, 1857] and Herbert Spencer's 'Recent Astronomy and the Nebular Hypothesis,' the latter just published in the Westminster Review. Requests John Frederick William Herschel's comments on the latter publication. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | St. John's Wood |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8503
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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 |