Letter, from Adam Sedgwick to Sir John Herschel, dated at Kendal
Reference number: HS/15/456
Date: 16 March 1868
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Eyesight is failing. Discusses William Whewell's death and pays him tribute. Says Professor [W. H.] Thompson will replace Whewell.
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- HS/15/456
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- 16 March 1868
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- 10 pages
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- Manuscript
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Adam Sedgwick, Letter, from Adam Sedgwick to Sir John Herschel, dated at Kendal, 16 March 1868, HS/15/456, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_456/letter-from-adam-sedgwick-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-kendal, accessed on 04 December 2024
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 15 Sabine-Selwyn
1820-1870 Reference number: HS/15
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Adam Sedgwick
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John Frederick William Herschel
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