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RefNoHS/16/485
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Herbert Spencer, dated at Collingwood
CreatorJohn Frederick William Herschel
Date16 January 1859
DescriptionContemporary copy of the letter. Thanks Herbert Spencer for sending [see Herbert Spencer's 1859-1-10] Herbert Spencer's Essays and his 'Recent Astronomy and the Nebular Hypothesis.' Regarding the latter, points out a geometrical error, expresses reservations about Herbert Spencer's and Auguste Comte's views of the nebular hypothesis, and argues against Herbert Spencer's theory of sunspot structure. Agrees with Herbert Spencer's idea that some nebulae may be nearer than commonly thought.
LanguageEnglish
Extent8pp
FormatManuscript
Place originCollingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent
Origin coordinates51.035306, 0.513556
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialHS/23/253
RelatedRecordHS/23/253
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8505
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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