Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Whewell
Reference number: HS/21/266
Date: 28 October 1838
Description
Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Invites William Whewell to a meeting with James Ross and Humphrey Lloyd on the South Polar expedition. Asks William Whewell to inform George Peacock. Encourages William Whewell to defend the expedition, which Lord Minto reports is in jeopardy.
- Reference number
- HS/21/266
- Earliest possible date
- 28 October 1838
- Page extent
- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
- Also available on Epsilon
- View
Use this record
Export this record
Citation
John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Whewell, 28 October 1838, HS/21/266, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_21_266/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-whewell, accessed on 12 February 2026
Link to this record
https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_21_266/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-whewell
Embed this record
<iframe src="https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/embed/items/hs_21_266/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-whewell" title="Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Whewell" allow="fullscreen" frameborder="0" width="100%" height="500px"></iframe>
Hierarchy
This item is part of:
-
Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 21 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/21
Related Fellows
-
John Frederick William Herschel
Creator -
William Whewell
Recipient
Explore the collection
-
Herschel Letters
This collection of nearly 10,900 letters, drafts, copies and notes is the largest repository of scientific correspondence from and to Sir John Herschel, leading figure of Victorian science.
Dates: 1807 - 1875
View collection