| RefNo | HS/24/312 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy of letter, from Sir John Herschel to Richard Anthony Proctor, dated at Collingwood |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Proctor; Richard Anthony (1837-1888); astronomer; science populariser |
| Date | 11 May 1870 |
| Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Thanks Richard Anthony Proctor for sending Richard Anthony Proctor's Other Worlds than Ours and supplies comments, some favorable, on numerous claims made therein, e.g., on Richard Anthony Proctor's theory that Jupiter and Saturn are hot and to some degree luminous. |
| 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 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/14/123 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8731
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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 |