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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Whewell 22 February

Reference number: HS/22/3

Date: 22 February 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. Requests William Whewell and George Peacock to judge the appropriateness of expending B.A.A.S. funds for some instruments for the Breslau Magnetic Observatory. Mentions other matters relating to the meteorology committee.

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HS/22/3
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22 February 1839
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3 pages
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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 22 February, 22 February 1839, HS/22/3, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_22_3/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-whewell-22-february, accessed on 12 February 2026

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