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Letter, from William Whewell to Sir John Herschel, dated at University Club

Reference number: HS/18/196

Date: 25 July 1841

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Asks John Frederick William Herschel whether he knows of any projects that the B.A.A.S. should fund. Makes further comments on John Frederick William Herschel's review of William Whewell's Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences.

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HS/18/196
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25 July 1841
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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William Whewell

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William Whewell, Letter, from William Whewell to Sir John Herschel, dated at University Club, 25 July 1841, HS/18/196, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_18_196/letter-from-william-whewell-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-university-club, accessed on 12 May 2025

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