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.
- Reference number
- HS/22/195
- Earliest possible date
- 15 May 1844
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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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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This item is part of:
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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 22 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/22
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Adam Sedgwick
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