From:
William Rowan Hamilton
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[1 April 1847]
Source of text:
unknown
Summary:
Sends some results concerning undisturbed parabolic motion. Laments the Irish famine.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Sends some results concerning undisturbed parabolic motion. Laments the Irish famine.
On WH's 'Hodograph' and theorems of parabolic motion and the relation between velocities, initial velocities, and time. Praises WH's son. Cape Results nearly finished. Revising book on astronomy. Plans to 'attack' quaternions. Mentions parabolic functions and Benjamin Peirce's claim that the discovery of Neptune was accidental.
Sends some new theorems concerning undisturbed parabolic motion; believes that much remains to be discovered in this field.