From:
Richard Anthony Proctor
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[24 July 1869]
Source of text:
RS:HS 14.112
Summary:
Cites various celestial appearances as a basis for concluding that the Milky Way takes the form, not of a disk or ring, but of a series of convolutions. Urges that the nebulae form part of the Milky Way rather than being separate universes, as many had suggested. Asks JH to critique these ideas.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project