Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Whewell
Reference number: HS/20/168
Date: 15 October 1823
Description
Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Praises and comments on some proposals made by William Whewell for designating the faces of crystals. Urges him to present his method to the R.S.L.
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- HS/20/168
- Earliest possible date
- 15 October 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, 15 October 1823, HS/20/168, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_20_168/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-whewell, accessed on 02 December 2024
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; 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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