| RefNo | HS/22/90 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Whewell, dated at Hawkhurst |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | William Whewell |
| Date | June 1841 |
| Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Margaret Herschel and John Frederick William Herschel congratulate William Whewell on his engagement to marry. John Frederick William Herschel sending William Whewell an imperfect copy of John Frederick William Herschel's review of William Whewell's Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
| Origin coordinates | 51.0471, 0.5173 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Original available: TC, Camb. Add. Ms.a.20748 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9116
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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 |
| NA6578 | Whewell; William (1794 - 1866); college Master; writer on history and philosophy of science | 1794 - 1866 |