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

Reference number: HS/18/195

Date: 26 June 1841

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks for John Frederick William Herschel's review of William Whewell's Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences. Admits that too much of it was written in a 'spirit of needless pugnacity.' Believes that John Frederick William Herschel's and William Whewell's views are closer than may appear.

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HS/18/195
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26 June 1841
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4 pages
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William Whewell, William Whewell, Letter, from William Whewell to Sir John Herschel, dated at Trinity College, 26 June 1841, HS/18/195, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_18_195/letter-from-william-whewell-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-trinity-college, accessed on 12 February 2026

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