| RefNo | HS/21/228 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Whewell, dated at Feldhausen |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | William Whewell |
| Date | 20 August 1837 |
| Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Thanks for William Whewell's History of the Inductive Sciences and for dedicating it to John Frederick William Herschel. Has read volume I, being especially impressed by William Whewell's stress on hypothesizing. Recounts difficulties in getting tidal observations for William Whewell. Is sending back a large number of John Frederick William Herschel's astronomical observations. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| 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.20730 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9095
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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 |