From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Whewell
Date:
[1 December 1819]
Source of text:
TC, Camb. Add. Ms.a.2075 (C: RS:HS 20.77)
Summary:
Praises WW's new book [Elementary Treatise on Mechanics]; is working to get WW elected to the R.S.L. Criticizes a pamphlet by George Peacock. Comments on rules proposed for the new Cambridge Philosophical Society.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project