Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Unidentified, dated at Slough
Reference number: HS/19/64
Date: 29 February 1832
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Copy of a letter. Compares 'Products' principle with 'Sums' principle for numerical analysis of taxation in several boroughs. John Frederick William Herschel's opinion favoring Sums was quoted 'in the Assembly.'
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- HS/19/64
- Earliest possible date
- 29 February 1832
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- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Unidentified, dated at Slough, 29 February 1832, HS/19/64, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_19_64/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-unidentified-dated-at-slough, accessed on 09 December 2025
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 19 Miscellaneous
1821-1870 Reference number: HS/19
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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