| Reference number | HS/23/97 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Whewell |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | February 1851 |
| Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Seeks to coordinate William Whewell's and Frederick Beechey's contributions to John Frederick William Herschel's Admiralty Manual. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | n.p. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | Original available: TC, Camb. Add. Ms.a.20781 |
| URL description | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9179
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | 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 |