RefNo | HS/22/136 |
Level | Item |
Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Whewell, dated at Collingwood |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 29 September 1842 |
Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Congratulates William Whewell on a testimonial held in William Whewell's honor in Lancaster. Reports the birth of John Frederick William Herschel's sixth daughter [Julia]. |
Language | English |
Extent | 3pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556 |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedMaterial | Original available: TC, Camb. Add. Ms.a.20755 |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9130
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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 |