| Reference number | HS/15/460 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Incomplete letter, from Adam Sedgwick to Sir John Herschel |
| Creator | Adam Sedgwick |
| Date | 1845-4-11 or later |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender, incomplete. Asks various questions about P. S. Laplace's nebular hypothesis and about Auguste Comte's discussion of it. Adam Sedgwick comments: 'Your Father and you have given ample materials for observations for a 1000 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | n.p. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| URL description | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2551
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA3549 | Sedgwick; Adam (1785 - 1873) | 1785 - 1873 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |