| RefNo | HS/21/224 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Whewell, dated at Feldhausen |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | William Whewell |
| Date | 22 July 1837 |
| Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Reports on John Frederick William Herschel's efforts to secure tidal observations for William Whewell, the Duke of Northumberland's offer to finance the printing of John Frederick William Herschel's Cape astronomical observations, and John Frederick William Herschel's sighting of Saturn's sixth satellite. Encourages William Whewell's efforts to write a philosophy of the inductive sciences. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 6pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Feldhausen, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa |
| Origin coordinates | -33.980556, 18.465278 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Original available: TC, Camb. Add. Ms.a.20729 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9094
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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 |