Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Whewell, dated at Slough
Reference number: HS/20/166
Date: 24 November 1823
Description
Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Advises William Whewell on how to submit William Whewell's paper on crystallography to the R.S.L. Asks him to visit Henry White.
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- HS/20/166
- Earliest possible date
- 24 November 1823
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Whewell, dated at Slough, 24 November 1823, HS/20/166, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_20_166/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-whewell-dated-at-slough, accessed on 13 February 2026
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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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