| RefNo | HSF/1/1/3 |
| Previous numbers | 600/31/33 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from [William Whewell], Trinity Lodge, Cambridge, to [Sir John Frederick William] Herschel |
| Creator | Whewell; William (1794-1866); British mathematician |
| Date | 16 December 1861 |
| Description | Whewell likes Herschel's translation, which is about as good as can be done in good English and good verse, and the reader can be sure where the rhythm is. This is a necessary merit, when some writers have freed the accent, especially [Arthur Hugh] Clough in his clever poem 'The Bothie'. If Herschel has not read it, he should get it. Whewell gives criticisms of the first twelve lines, which he thinks should follow the direct narrative line of the original. He has received the heavy news that the Queen is a widow and comments on Albert and on the Queen's grief. |
| Extent | 4p. |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6578 | Whewell; William (1794 - 1866); college Master; writer on history and philosophy of science | 1794 - 1866 |