RefNo | HS/22/249 |
Level | Item |
Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Whewell, dated at Collingwood |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 5 October 1845 |
Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Working on double star orbits. Responds to William Whewell's question [see William Whewell's 1845-8-20] about proper mathematical education at Cambridge, for the most part agreeing with William Whewell's preference for classical works. |
Language | English |
Extent | 4pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedMaterial | Original available: TC, Camb. Add. Ms.a.20767 |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9147
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
NA6578 | Whewell; William (1794 - 1866); college head and writer on the history and philosophy of science | 1794 - 1866 |