| Reference number | HS/15/463 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from William Selwyn to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cambridge |
| Creator | William Selwyn |
| Date | 26 March 1860 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Mentions a passage of Aristotle regarding comets. Proposes that Origen's theory of the Magi may be correct. Perhaps the Magi saw a comet. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Cambridge |
| Origin coordinates | 52.19413, 0.12226 |
| 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/Herschel2553
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA6278 | Selwyn; William (1806 - 1875) | 1806 - 1875 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |