| RefNo | HS/23/375 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to James Mosey Cranswick, dated at Collingwood |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Cranswick; James Mosey (1827-1880); reverend |
| Date | 27 May 1862 |
| Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. [Responding to James Mosey Cranswick's 1862-5-26], discusses John Frederick William Herschel's argument against the eternal self existence of matter. Gives reference to where argument appears in John Frederick William Herschel's Prelim. Discourse. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
| Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Original available: Science Museum Archives MS 1007; copy: HS/5/373 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/5/373 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8802
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |