Copy letter, from John Frederick William Herschel to William Whewell, dated at [Collingwood]
Reference number: HS/25/14/34
Date: 1845 to 1850?
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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. Comments on William Whewell's publication on education [Liberal Education, 1845 ?], especially as it applies to the teaching of mathematics. John Frederick William Herschel has been teaching John Frederick William Herschel's son William mechanics by William Whewell's book on the subject.
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- HS/25/14/34
- Earliest possible date
- 1845 to 1850?
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- 1 page
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from John Frederick William Herschel to William Whewell, dated at [Collingwood], 1845 to 1850?, HS/25/14/34, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_25_14_34/copy-letter-from-john-frederick-william-herschel-to-william-whewell-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 12 February 2026
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