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From:
Samuel Charles Wilks
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[6 July 1867]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.251
Summary:

Expresses awe at scientific advances during SW's lifetime. Concludes that scientists since Francis Bacon failed to account for human variation when concluding experimental results.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
From:
Samuel Charles Wilks
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[22 July 1867]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.252
Summary:

Thanks JH for response. Continues to criticize Francis Bacon. Quotes Scriptures: fallen nature accounts for human errors in observations. [Emphatic JH annotation: No answer.]

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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