Letter, from William Whewell to Sir John Herschel, dated at Ambleside
Reference number: HS/18/198
Date: 24 October 1841
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. [Writing shortly after his marriage (12 Oct. 1841) and acceptance a few days later of the Mastership of Trinity College], William Whewell thanks John Frederick William Herschel for his expressions of good will. Invites the Herschels to Trinity Lodge.
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- HS/18/198
- Earliest possible date
- 24 October 1841
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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William Whewell, Letter, from William Whewell to Sir John Herschel, dated at Ambleside, 24 October 1841, HS/18/198, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_18_198/letter-from-william-whewell-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-ambleside, accessed on 19 May 2025
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; 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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