| RefNo | HS/10/328 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from William Stanley Jevons to Sir John Herschel, dated at Parsonage Rd., Withington |
| Creator | William Stanley Jevons |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 29 October 1870 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Scientific men at Manchester, J. P. Joule, Balfour Stewart, and H. E. Roscoe especially, feel that there is not enough influence on the Government regarding scientific affairs. Thinks the leading scientific men should join together. Would John Frederick William Herschel lend his name and influence to such an undertaking? |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Parsonage Rd., Withington |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel10982
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6360 | Jevons; William Stanley (1835 - 1882); economist | 1835 - 1882 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |