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From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Whewell
Date:
[6 August 1840]
Source of text:
TC, Camb. Add. Ms.a.20745 (C: RS:HS 22.61)
Summary:

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.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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