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Letter, from William Whewell to Sir John Herschel, dated at Trinity College

Reference number: HS/18/169

Date: 28 October 1827

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Hopes to draw up 'a comparative view of the chemical and mineralogical classification of fossils....' Asks John Frederick William Herschel's view of J. J. Berzelius's system of chemical notation.

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HS/18/169
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28 October 1827
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2 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 Trinity College, 28 October 1827, HS/18/169, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_18_169/letter-from-william-whewell-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-trinity-college, accessed on 12 February 2026

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