Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Whewell

Reference number: HS/22/24

Date: 7 August 1839

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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. William Whewell, John Frederick William Herschel, and George Peacock must prepare a report for the B.A.A.S. on the magnetic expedition and observations; offers to draft it. Laments great loss of time in working on their committee. Is involved in buying a house in Hawkhurst.

Reference number: HS/22/24
Earliest possible date: 7 August 1839
Page extent: 4 pages
Format: 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, 7 August 1839, HS/22/24, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_22_24/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-whewell, accessed on 12 February 2026

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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: 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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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

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