RefNo | HS/20/248 |
Level | Item |
Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Whewell |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 3 February 1827 |
Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Has burned the certificate signed by William Whewell and John Frederick William Herschel on behalf of election of [William] Ritchie to the R.S.L., because John Frederick William Herschel, as a R.S.L. secretary, should not endorse candidates. Discusses recent Geological Society meeting. |
Language | English |
Extent | 3pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | n.p. |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedMaterial | Original available: TC, Camb. Add. Ms.a.20715 |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9060
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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 |