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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Whewell

Reference number: HS/20/248

Date: 3 February 1827

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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. Has burned the certificate signed by William Whewell and John Frederick William Herschel on behalf of election of [William] Ritchie to the R.S.L., because John Frederick William Herschel, as a R.S.L. secretary, should not endorse candidates. Discusses recent Geological Society meeting.

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HS/20/248
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3 February 1827
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Whewell, 3 February 1827, HS/20/248, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_20_248/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-whewell, accessed on 04 December 2024

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