| RefNo | HS/16/494 |
| 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 | 9 March 1864 |
| Description | Contemporary copy of the letter. In response to Herbert Spencer's query [1864-3-1] about the influence of Auguste Comte on English scientists, John Frederick William Herschel refers Herbert Spencer to John Frederick William Herschel's 1845 B.A.A.S. presidential address. States that calculating the motion of a projectile through a resisting medium is extremely difficult. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| 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/24/35 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/24/35 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8513
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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 |