Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Whewell, dated at Downing St.
Reference number: HS/20/155
Date: 11 November 1822
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Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Thanks William Whewell for drawing of Monte Rosa. Comments on a recent political election.
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- HS/20/155
- Earliest possible date
- 11 November 1822
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- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Whewell, dated at Downing St., 11 November 1822, HS/20/155, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_20_155/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-whewell-dated-at-downing-st, accessed on 12 February 2026
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This item is part of:
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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 20 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/20
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John Frederick William Herschel
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William Whewell
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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