RefNo | HS/18/205 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from William Whewell to Sir John Herschel, dated at Lowestoft |
Creator | William Whewell |
Date | 3 July 1846 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Responds to John Frederick William Herschel's argument that William Whewell's system of morality rests on expediency considerations. Argues that it rests more on empirical considerations than John Frederick William Herschel recognizes. |
Language | English |
Extent | 4pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Lowestoft, Suffolk |
Origin coordinates | 52.48, 1.75 |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9153
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA6578 | Whewell; William (1794 - 1866); college head and writer on the history and philosophy of science | 1794 - 1866 |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |