RefNo | HS/14/114 |
Level | Item |
Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Richard Anthony Proctor, dated at Collingwood |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 20 August 1869 |
Description | Copy of a letter. Discusses Olbers's Paradox, raises objections to Richard Anthony Proctor's argument for the existence of dark celestial matter, and points out problems in Richard Anthony Proctor's method of measuring stellar diameters. |
Language | English |
Extent | 3pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedMaterial | HS/24/277 |
RelatedRecord | HS/24/277 |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8721
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |