| RefNo | HS/22/84 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Whewell, dated at Collingwood |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | William Whewell |
| Date | 16 April 1841 |
| 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 be godfather to John Frederick William Herschel's new daughter, Amelia. In reviewing William Whewell's [Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences] has found many of John Frederick William Herschel's views changing, but cannot accept his dear friend's a prioristic approach. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
| Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Original available: TC, Camb. Add. Ms.a.20746; copy: HS/18/193 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/18/193 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9113
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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 |