Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Whewell, dated at Collingwood

Reference number: HS/18/221

Date: 11 December 1865

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Draft in John Herschel's hand. Asks William Whewell to recommend John Frederick William Herschel's Iliad translation to Macmillan. Discusses possibility of publication of selections.

Reference number: HS/18/221
Earliest possible date: 11 December 1865
Page extent: 4 pages
Format: Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Whewell, dated at Collingwood, 11 December 1865, HS/18/221, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_18_221/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-whewell-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 12 February 2026

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Dates: 1807 - 1875

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