Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Selwyn, dated at Collingwood

Reference number: HS/24/143

Date: 26 February 1866

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Copy of a letter. Has heard about William Whewell's accident. Hopes he will recover, but knows his advanced age may hinder this. Wishes William Selwyn to send news of progress.

Reference number: HS/24/143
Earliest possible date: 26 February 1866
Page extent: 1 page
Format: Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel

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Sir; John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Sir; John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Selwyn, dated at Collingwood, 26 February 1866, HS/24/143, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_24_143/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-selwyn-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 10 November 2025

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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel , Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 24 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/24

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Dates: 1807 - 1875

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