| RefNo | HS/20/237 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Whewell, dated at Calais |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | William Whewell |
| Date | 28 August 1826 |
| Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Asks William Whewell to watch over the printing of John Frederick William Herschel's 'Light' for the Encyclopaedia Metropolitana. Describes that work as not especially original and as free of historical information. Discusses John Frederick William Herschel's trip to Calais. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Calais, France |
| Origin coordinates | 50.948056, 1.856389 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Original available: TC, Camb. Add. Ms.a.20713 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9056
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA6578 | Whewell; William (1794 - 1866); college Master; writer on history and philosophy of science | 1794 - 1866 |