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Autographed letter . Offers consolation to John Frederick William Herschel on the death of his daughter Margaret Louisa.

Reference number
HS/18/216
Earliest possible date
27 January 1861
Page extent
4 pages
Format
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 Lodge, 27 January 1861, HS/18/216, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_18_216/letter-from-william-whewell-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-trinity-lodge, accessed on 12 February 2026

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