| RefNo | HS/22/244 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to John Stuart Mill |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Mill; John Stuart (1806-1873); philosopher; political economist; politician; civil servant |
| Date | 13 July 1845 |
| Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Is sending to Auguste Comte John Frederick William Herschel's Athenaeum comments on Comte. Asks John Stuart Mill not to mention that John Frederick William Herschel sent them to John Stuart Mill. Does not wish to offend Comte. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | n.p. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Original available: Yale Univ.; copy: HS/12/330 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/12/330 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9238
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |