RefNo | HS/23/244 |
Level | Item |
Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Whewell, dated at Collingwood |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 19 October 1858 |
Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Discusses various arrangements of the chemical elements, including those of [J. P.] Cooke and [John] Mercer. Asks William Whewell about capillary action. |
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.20796 |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9203
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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 |