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Letter, from Edward Twisleton to Sir John Herschel, dated at 3 Rutland Gate

Reference number: HS/17/452

Date: 8 November 1862

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Autograph letter signed by sender. At the suggestion of Charles Lyell, requests John Frederick William Herschel's support for his plan for public school reform. Concerns include teaching of modern languages and time allotted for natural science. Calls for firm grounding in mathematics, including a thorough study of Books I-IV of Euclid's Elements of Geometry.

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HS/17/452
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8 November 1862
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2 pages
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Edward Turner Boyd Twisleton

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Edward Turner Boyd Twisleton, Letter, from Edward Twisleton to Sir John Herschel, dated at 3 Rutland Gate, 8 November 1862, HS/17/452, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_452/letter-from-edward-twisleton-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-3-rutland-gate, accessed on 05 March 2026

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