RefNo | HS/14/126 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Richard Anthony Proctor to Sir John Herschel, dated at 5 Trigon Road, Kennington |
Creator | Proctor; Richard Anthony (1837-1888); astronomer; science populariser |
Date | 2 June 1870 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Admits his misstatement in Richard Anthony Proctor's Other Worlds than Ours concerning perturbation of outer planets. Shares John Frederick William Herschel's doubts about existence of Vulcan. Speculates on the extent of meteoric material in the solar system. Comments negatively on J. Norman Lockyer's views on meteors. |
Language | English |
Extent | 4pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | 5 Trigon Road, Kennington, London |
Origin coordinates | 51.48025, 0.11564 |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8736
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |