Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Whewell
Reference number: HS/18/176
Date: February 1829

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Draft in John Herschel's hand. Invites William Whewell to John Frederick William Herschel's wedding. Asks him to come early to meet the bride's family.
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- HS/18/176
- Earliest possible date
- February 1829
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- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Whewell, February 1829, HS/18/176, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_18_176/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-whewell, accessed on 21 April 2025
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