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Copy of letter, from Sir John Herschel to Adam Sedgwick, dated at Collingwood

Reference number: HS/22/195

Date: 15 May 1844

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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. Discusses the meeting of the B.A.A.S. and William Whewell's view of the proceeding. Will assume the chair and expects support from Adam Sedgwick, George Peacock, and probably Whewell.

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HS/22/195
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15 May 1844
Page extent
4 pages
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Manuscript

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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy of letter, from Sir John Herschel to Adam Sedgwick, dated at Collingwood, 15 May 1844, HS/22/195, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_22_195/copy-of-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-adam-sedgwick-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 07 February 2025

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