From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Thomson
Date:
[11 August 1868]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.351a (C: RS:HS 24.224)
Summary:
Comments on WT's paper on geological time. Unsatisfied with the efficiency of tidal friction in retarding the rotation of the earth. Considers effect of external attraction on a rotating body to relate to momentum.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project