Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Whewell
Reference number: HS/23/140
Date: February 1854
Description
Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Comments on Of the Plurality of Worlds: An Essay. Suspects it is by William Whewell. Disagrees with many parts, but finds some sections 'striking.' Laments that he has no time for intellectual matters, punning that he must concentrate on 'making money.'
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- HS/23/140
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- February 1854
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- 4 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Whewell, February 1854, HS/23/140, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_23_140/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-whewell, accessed on 23 January 2025
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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 23 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/23
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John Frederick William Herschel
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William Whewell
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