Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Whewell, dated at Slough
Reference number: HS/25/2/21
Date: 20 September 1831
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Copy letter in John Herschel's hand. Thanks William Whewell for his favorable review of John Frederick William Herschel's Prelim. Discourse. Vernon Harcourt has asked John Frederick William Herschel for his views on the establishment of a B.A.A.S. Expresses some support but numerous reservations. Responds favorably to William Whewell's suggestion that prominent scientists prepare surveys of their specialties for the meeting.
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- HS/25/2/21
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- 20 September 1831
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- 5 pages
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to William Whewell, dated at Slough, 20 September 1831, HS/25/2/21, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_25_2_21/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-william-whewell-dated-at-slough, accessed on 12 February 2026
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This item is part of:
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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 25 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/25 -
Copy book of Sir John Herschel's outgoing correspondence, vol. 2, from 8 March 1831 to 29 November 1831
1873 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel , John Herschel Reference number: HS/25/2
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John Frederick William Herschel
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