| RefNo | HS/18/213 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from William Whewell to Sir John Herschel, dated at Lowestoft |
| Creator | William Whewell |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 3 January 1854 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Asks John Frederick William Herschel's opinion of an anonymous book [William Whewell's Of the Plurality of Worlds: An Essay]. Describes it written 'very fairly' but as presenting views very different from John Frederick William Herschel's. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Lowestoft, Suffolk |
| Origin coordinates | 52.48, 1.75 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9187
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6578 | Whewell; William (1794 - 1866); college Master; writer on history and philosophy of science | 1794 - 1866 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |