| RefNo | HS/16/382 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Mary Somerville |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 1830-1? |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Admires her manuscript [Mechanism of the Heavens]. Wishes [P. S.] Laplace would have lived to see it. Notes a problem with the principle of virtual velocity. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | n.p. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | HS/25/14/32; HS/25/14/1 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/25/14/32 |
| HS/25/14/1 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel2637
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |