Record

RefNoAP/6/16/2
LevelItem
TitleUnpublished letter, regarding errors in philosophy from Michael Shipman to Alexander Hogg
Date17 January 1789
DescriptionShipman writes about 'errors' he finds in modern philosophy, including regarding the formation of rain, which he writes is caused by wind, the formation of meteors, and the cause of the tides, a subject on which he believes Sir Isaac Newton made 'mistakes'. He does not explain his own theory on this front. He states that he is writing a 'system' of natural philosophy, and offers to present it to the Royal Society.

Subject: Natural Philosophy

Written by Shipman in Hinckley [Leicestershire, England]. Addressed to Hogg at King's Arms, No 16 Paternoster Row, London.
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedRecordAP/6/16
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8116Banks; Sir; Joseph (1744 - 1820); naturalist1744 - 1820
NA8414Newton; Sir; Isaac (1642 - 1727); natural philosopher and mathematician1642 - 1727
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