From:
John Herschel
To:
Mary Somerville
Date:
15 Jun 1830
Source of text:
HS 16.337, RS
Summary:
No summary available.
Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse
No summary available.
Will bring her manuscript [Mechanism of the Heavens]. Apologizes for holding it so long. Critiques various passages concerning permanent rotation and equations of stability. Sends condolences on Dr. Somerville's loss.
His brother-in-law, Moses Montefiore, desires to become a member of the Athenaeum and he would be grateful for JH's assistance in this matter.