| RefNo | HS/18/205 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from William Whewell to Sir John Herschel, dated at Lowestoft |
| Creator | William Whewell |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 3 July 1846 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Responds to John Frederick William Herschel's argument that William Whewell's system of morality rests on expediency considerations. Argues that it rests more on empirical considerations than John Frederick William Herschel recognizes. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Lowestoft, Suffolk |
| Origin coordinates | 52.48, 1.75 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9153
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6578 | Whewell; William (1794 - 1866); college Master; writer on history and philosophy of science | 1794 - 1866 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |