| RefNo | HS/16/486 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Herbert Spencer to Sir John Herschel, dated at Oakley Square |
| Creator | Spencer; Herbert (1820-1903); polymath; author; biologist; sociologist; philosopher |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 31 December 1859 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. [Responding to John Frederick William Herschel's 1859-1-16,] Herbert Spencer defends the nebular hypothesis, Herbert Spencer's theory of comets, and sets out Herbert Spencer's theory of sunspot formation, noting that John Tyndall supports it. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 5pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Oakley Square |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8506
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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 |