Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Whewell
Reference number: HS/23/201
Date: 23 May 1851
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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. '[J. R.] Hind and [George] Bishop are delighted with your name Eirene (vulgo Irene) for the new planet[oid]....'
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- HS/23/201
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- 23 May 1851
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- 1 page
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Whewell, 23 May 1851, HS/23/201, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_23_201/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-whewell, accessed on 06 December 2025
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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 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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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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