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RefNoHS/25/2/9
LevelItem
TitleCopy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Walter Forman, dated at Slough
CreatorJohn Frederick William Herschel
RecipientForman; Walter (fl.1832)
Date16 June 1831
DescriptionCopy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. A stiff and formal letter telling Walter Forman very clearly that John Frederick William Herschel fully agrees with the Newtonian system [as Walter Forman clearly does not], and that John Frederick William Herschel would not consider trying to apply pressure to the editors of philosophical magazines to publish Walter Forman's writings, in spite of threats from Walter Forman.
LanguageEnglish
Extent2pp
FormatManuscript
Place originSlough, Berkshire
Origin coordinates51.5082, -0.5954
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AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel1020
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer1792 - 1871
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