| RefNo | HS/25/15/26 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Hugh Martin, dated at Collingwood |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Martin; Hugh (1822–1885); minister of Free Church in Scotland; examiner in mathematics at University of Edinburgh |
| Date | 3 January 1870 |
| Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father.
Grateful for Hugh Martin's sending J. H. Stirling's essay 'As Regards Protoplasm' (1869) to JH. T. H. Huxley overlooked allotropes of organic chemicals as possible origin of life. In this 'Biocratical state,' allotropes would not be alive, but would be 'designedly...fitted' to act as agents of vital processes under a causative power.
Pencil annotation at the top, "to the Reverend Dr Hugh Martin, from a 1st copy by the Reverend [Charles Calder] Stewart, 2nd copy Scone [place of residence of Stewart] Apr. 7th 1874". |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| 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 | Copy: TxU:H/L-0248; Reel 1054 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel12843
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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 |