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

Reference number: HS/24/151

Date: 6 April 1866

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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. Helioautographs are beautiful. Advises keeping original plan for presentation. Says 'Clarke's' [Harvey Carlisle's] article on William Whewell in MacMillan's is satisfactory. Describes an 'absurd paragraph' regarding Whewell in François Moigno's Mondes.

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HS/24/151
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6 April 1866
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1 page
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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 Selwyn, dated at Collingwood, 6 April 1866, HS/24/151, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_24_151/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-selwyn-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 10 December 2025

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