RefNoHS/10/328
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from William Stanley Jevons to Sir John Herschel, dated at Parsonage Rd., Withington
CreatorWilliam Stanley Jevons
Date29 October 1870
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Scientific men at Manchester, J. P. Joule, Balfour Stewart, and H. E. Roscoe especially, feel that there is not enough influence on the Government regarding scientific affairs. Thinks the leading scientific men should join together. Would John Frederick William Herschel lend his name and influence to such an undertaking?
LanguageEnglish
Extent4pp
FormatManuscript
Place originParsonage Rd., Withington
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel10982
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6360Jevons; William Stanley (1835 - 1882); economist1835 - 1882
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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