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Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to John Stuart Mill

Reference number: HS/22/245

Date: 16? July 1845

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Copy of draft letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Do as John Stuart Mill suggests. Further comments on John Frederick William Herschel's dispute with the theories of Auguste Comte.

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HS/22/245
Earliest possible date
16? July 1845
Page extent
4 pages
Format
Manuscript

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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to John Stuart Mill, 16? July 1845, HS/22/245, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_22_245/copy-of-draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-john-stuart-mill, accessed on 08 February 2026

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