| RefNo | HS/18/167 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from William Whewell to Sir John Herschel, dated at Fetter Lane |
| Creator | William Whewell |
| Date | 1 July 1826 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Reports that an accident destroyed one of the pendulums used by G. B. Airy and William Whewell in their Dolcoath experiments. Obtained some results and believes in the general soundness of the method employed. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Fetter Lane |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9055
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6578 | Whewell; William (1794 - 1866); college head and writer on the history and philosophy of science | 1794 - 1866 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |