Letter, from William Whewell to Sir John Herschel, dated at Dolcoath Mine, Cornwall
Reference number: HS/18/166
Date: 13 June 1826
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Describes the pendulum experiments he and G. B. Airy are carrying out in Dolcoath Mine.
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- HS/18/166
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- 13 June 1826
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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William Whewell
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William Whewell, William Whewell, Letter, from William Whewell to Sir John Herschel, dated at Dolcoath Mine, Cornwall, 13 June 1826, HS/18/166, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_18_166/letter-from-william-whewell-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-dolcoath-mine-cornwall, accessed on 12 February 2026
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 18 Wackerbarth-Zucchini
1815-1870 Reference number: HS/18
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William Whewell
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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