| RefNo | HS/22/3 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Whewell 22 February |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | William Whewell |
| Date | 22 February 1839 |
| Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Requests William Whewell and George Peacock to judge the appropriateness of expending B.A.A.S. funds for some instruments for the Breslau Magnetic Observatory. Mentions other matters relating to the meteorology committee. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | n.p. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Original available: TC, Camb. Add. Ms.a.20736 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9103
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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 |