Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Whewell
Reference number: HS/21/37
Date: February 1829
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 John Frederick William Herschel's wedding. Asks him to come early to meet the bride's family.
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- HS/21/37
- Earliest possible date
- February 1829
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Whewell, February 1829, HS/21/37, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_21_37/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-whewell, accessed on 19 May 2025
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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