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From:
Michael Faraday
To:
William Whewell
Date:
20 May 1840
Source of text:
TCC MS O.15.49, f.13
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Faraday Project
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On 1 Jan. 1840, JH's family laid William Herschel's 40-foot reflector to rest by singing a song (enclosed). Mentions Hammerfest instruments.
Sends WW some verses, asks WW's and George Peacock's advice on a request by Edward Sabine for funds, and invites WW to visit Hawkhurst, where the Herschels were then in the process of moving.
Gives JH's new address in Hawkhurst. Bring Mr. Bunt's planetarium when WW comes to Hawkhurst. Announces new photographic results.
Asks WW to write letters of introduction for [James] Innes, an educator from the Cape. Comments on WW's Philosophy of the Inductive Sciences, expressing reservations about its a prioristic approach.