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Herschel881

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Unidentified
Date:
[1864?]
Source of text:
JHS 5.2
Summary:

In response to the gift of a book, JH comments on the philosophy of knowledge, and goes on to say that JH agrees with [John Stuart ?] Mill's rejection of the syllogism as a means of argument. In the postscript, JH comments on the nature of heat.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9074

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Unidentified
Date:
[1831]
Source of text:
TC, Camb. Add. Ms.a.20721
Summary:

Expresses thanks for extract on cholera. Sends a copy of a paper on double stars. Hopes soon to be able to send supplement on double star orbits.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel939

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Unidentified
Date:
[1869-1-5 or later]
Source of text:
JHS 6.62
Summary:

Is a listing of some of JH's papers in an attempt to clarify how many were distributed, and then JH indicates how many he will send to addressee.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel942

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Unidentified
Date:
[1860-6-25 or later]
Source of text:
JHS 6.64
Summary:

Comments on the behavior of Sirius with its companion, and on the likelihood of the existence of the inter-Mercurial planet.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9482

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Unidentified
Date:
[29 February 1832]
Source of text:
unknown
Summary:

Responds to an unidentified mathematician who had written a critique of ideas put forward by Thomas Drummond, regarding whether to estimate the importance of various boroughs primarily in terms of population or in terms of the wealth of the population.

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John Herschel Project
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