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Herschel9090

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Whewell
Date:
[25 July 1835]
Source of text:
TC, Camb. Add. Ms.a.20728 (C: RS:HS 21.182 & 25.4.12)
Summary:

Reports on efforts made in June 1835 by JH and Thomas Maclear to have tidal observations made at Simon's Bay and Table Bay. Reports briefly on JH's astronomical observations. Describes increasing tensions with the Caffers [Kaffirs] in the Cape region.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Faraday0813

From:
William Whewell
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
9 September 1835
Source of text:
TCC MS O.15.49, f.50
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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Faraday0814

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
William Whewell
Date:
19 September 1835
Source of text:
TCC MS O.15.49, f.8
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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Faraday0816

From:
William Whewell
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
25 September 1835
Source of text:
RI MS F1 I034
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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Faraday0836

From:
William Whewell
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
23 November 1835
Source of text:
WIHM MS Whewell autograph letter file
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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Faraday0862

From:
William Whewell
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
11 December 1835
Source of text:
TCC MS O.15.49, f.51
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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Faraday0872

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
William Whewell
Date:
9 January 1836
Source of text:
TCC MS O.15.49, f.9
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

Herschel9091

From:
William Whewell
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[9 April 1836]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.186
Summary:

Comments on JH's proposals to James Adamson regarding education at the Cape. Criticizes Francis Bacon's philosophy. Plans to devote his efforts to philosophy and has begun a history of the sciences. Describes his work on the tides. Richard Jones's professorship at the East India College is in jeopardy.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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HENSLOW-203

From:
J. S. Henslow
To:
William Whewell
Date:
15 May 1836
Source of text:
Trinity College Cambridge Whewell Add.Ms.a.206: 64
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Henslow Correspondence Project

Herschel9092

From:
William Whewell
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 June 1836]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.187
Summary:

WW's results regarding tidal observation and theory. Requests further data from the Cape. Has nearly completed his history of the inductive sciences.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9093

From:
William Whewell
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[4 December 1836]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.188
Summary:

Reports on his tidal studies and requests further observations from South Africa. WW's history of the inductive sciences is in press and WW has begun a philosophy of the inductive sciences. Discusses Richard Jones's career and Charles Darwin's return to England.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Faraday0954

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
William Whewell
Date:
13 December 1836
Source of text:
TCC MS O.15.49, f.10
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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Faraday0957

From:
William Whewell
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
21 December 1836
Source of text:
RI MS F1 N/3/15
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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Faraday0960

From:
William Whewell
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
29 December 1836
Source of text:
TCC MS O.15.49, f.52
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project

DCP-LETT-347

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Whewell
Date:
[10 Mar 1837]
Source of text:
Trinity College Library, Cambridge (Add c 88: 2)
Summary:

CD seeks to decline the Secretaryship [of the Geological Society] by citing his obligation to FitzRoy to write his volume of the narrative of their expedition. His youth, inexperience, and ignorance of English geology.

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

DCP-LETT-361

From:
Charles Robert Darwin
To:
William Whewell
Date:
18 June [1837]
Source of text:
Trinity College Library, Cambridge (Add c 88: 3)
Summary:

Asks Whewell questions on earthquake wave action.

Thanks him for signature [to CD’s request to Chancellor of the Exchequer for funds for Zoology].

Contributor:
Darwin Correspondence Project

Herschel9094

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Whewell
Date:
[22 July 1837]
Source of text:
TC, Camb. Add. Ms.a.20729 (C: RS:HS 21.224)
Summary:

Reports on JH's efforts to secure tidal observations for WW, the Duke of Northumberland's offer to finance the printing of JH's Cape astronomical observations, and JH's sighting of Saturn's sixth satellite. Encourages WW's efforts to write a philosophy of the inductive sciences.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel9095

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Whewell
Date:
[20 August 1837]
Source of text:
TC, Camb. Add. Ms.a.20730 (C: RS:HS 21.228)
Summary:

Thanks for WW's History of the Inductive Sciences and for dedicating it to JH. Has read volume I, being especially impressed by WW's stress on hypothesizing. Recounts difficulties in getting tidal observations for WW. Is sending back a large number of JH's astronomical observations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Faraday1042

From:
Michael Faraday
To:
William Whewell
Date:
12 October 1837
Source of text:
TCC MS O.15.49, f.11
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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Faraday1043

From:
William Whewell
To:
Michael Faraday
Date:
14 October 1837
Source of text:
RI MS F3 D093
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Faraday Project
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