RefNo | HS/18/186 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from William Whewell to Sir John Herschel, dated at Trinity College |
Creator | William Whewell |
Date | 9 April 1836 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Comments on John Frederick William Herschel's proposals to James Adamson regarding education at the Cape. Criticizes Francis Bacon's philosophy. Plans to devote his efforts to philosophy and has begun a history of the sciences. Describes his work on the tides. Richard Jones's professorship at the East India College is in jeopardy. |
Language | English |
Extent | 6pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Origin coordinates | 52.207, 0.1146 |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9091
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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 |