| RefNo | HS/14/269 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Adolphe Quetelet to Sir John Herschel, dated at Brussels |
| Creator | Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet |
| Date | 12 September 1868 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks for comments on Adolphe Quetelet's Sur l'homme moyen. Translator of John Frederick William Herschel's work is too timid to allow himself to be known, but appreciates John Frederick William Herschel's compliments. Says practical statistics has progressed whereas philosophical statistics remains stationary. |
| Language | French |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Brussels, Belgium |
| Origin coordinates | 50.846667, 4.3525 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3104
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA2866 | Quetelet; Lambert Adolphe Jacques (1796 - 1874) | 1796 - 1874 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |