| RefNo | HS/24/341 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Katherine A. S. Gibson |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Gibson; Katherine A. S. (fl.1866-1870) |
| Date | 1870-11-26 orlater |
| Description | Copy of draft letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Outlines the difficulty of selecting a person to write a memoir of William Whewell. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | n.p. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | HS/8/106 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel9759
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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 |