RefNo | HS/18/401 |
Level | Item |
Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to R. S. White, dated at Collingwood |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 13 March 1870 |
Description | Contemporary copy in sender's hand, signed by sender. John Frederick William Herschel will not join subscribers for prizes. Objects to so much emphasis on exhibitions of competitive sports, to the detriment of serious education. Feels young people benefit more from spontaneous exercise. |
Language | English |
Extent | 4pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedMaterial | HS/24/300 |
RelatedRecord | HS/24/300 |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8134
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |