| RefNo | HS/16/485 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Herbert Spencer, dated at Collingwood |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Spencer; Herbert (1820-1903); polymath; author; biologist; sociologist; philosopher |
| Date | 16 January 1859 |
| Description | Contemporary 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. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 8pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
| Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | HS/23/253 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/23/253 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8505
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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 |