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Autograph letter, signed, from Herschel to Rev. John William Whittaker, from Slough

Herschel/Box 1/Letter 6
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6 August 1813

Part of Papers of Sir John Herschel

Asks Whittaker not to send all the volumes of Ecole Polytechnic, but only the relevant ones. Thanks Whittaker for his letter and will write as soon as he has time to compose a suitable letter.

Also attached is autographed letter from Herschel to Greenwood. Asks Greenwood jokingly to compose a piece of music in 5/4 time. Tells of his musical mania. Asks for a recommendation for a musical text book

Herschel, Sir John Frederick William (1792-1871) Knight, astronomer

Autograph letter, signed, from Herschel to Rev. John William Whittaker, from Slough

Herschel/Box 1/Letter 4
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2 July 1813

Part of Papers of Sir John Herschel

Discusses an epigram of Byron's, the current state of society and religious belief and notes the unrest abroad in the country. Exhorts the recipient to keep mentally active and states that mathematics and music take up all his time

Herschel, Sir John Frederick William (1792-1871) Knight, astronomer

Autograph letter, signed, from Herschel to Rev. John William Whittaker, from Slough

Herschel/Box 1/Letter 13
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25 January 1817

Part of Papers of Sir John Herschel

Asks for news of Cambridge acquaintances and gives news of Graham's new book 'On Population'. Gives news of his work on algebra

Herschel, Sir John Frederick William (1792-1871) Knight, astronomer

Autograph letter, signed, from Herschel to Rev. John William Whittaker, from Slough

Herschel/Box 1/Letter 15
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8 November 1817

Part of Papers of Sir John Herschel

Asks for news from Cambridge, tells of Summer spent walking in Devonshire with Babbage, asks Whittaker to investigate the monetary transactions involved with a room of Herschel's. Notes the death of the philosopher, Delue

Herschel, Sir John Frederick William (1792-1871) Knight, astronomer

Autograph letter, signed, from Herschel to Rev. John William Whittaker, from Slough

Herschel/Box 1/Letter 19
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23 February 1822

Part of Papers of Sir John Herschel

Asks Whittaker to settle his account for the printing of the Memoirs of the Analytical Society

Herschel, Sir John Frederick William (1792-1871) Knight, astronomer

Autograph letter, signed, from Herschel to Rev. John William Whittaker, from Slough

Herschel/Box 1/Letter 3
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22 May 1813

Part of Papers of Sir John Herschel

Gives jocular advice on study and women. Tells of mutual acquaintances. Will visit Cambridge soon

Herschel, Sir John Frederick William (1792-1871) Knight, astronomer

Autograph letter, signed, from Herschel to Rev. John William Whittaker, from Slough

Herschel/Box 1/Letter 14
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13 June 1817

Part of Papers of Sir John Herschel

Tells of work in progress; books on algebra, translation of Lacroix. Also discusses the polishing of mirrors for Herschel's father's telescope. Mentions mutual acquaintances, discusses the actions of Wood, the Master of St John's, and tells of a visitor with an algebraic equation

Herschel, Sir John Frederick William (1792-1871) Knight, astronomer

Autograph letter, signed, from Herschel to Rev. John William Whittaker, from Slough

Herschel/Box 1/Letter 16
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13 June 1819

Part of Papers of Sir John Herschel

Discusses the purchase of a ticket for the Commencement fete and the procurement of lodgings during it

Herschel, Sir John Frederick William (1792-1871) Knight, astronomer

Autograph letter, signed, from Herschel to Rev. John William Whittaker, undated

Herschel/Box 1/Letter 20
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1822 (Undated, so date is estimated.)

Part of Papers of Sir John Herschel

Mentions death of Clark, the support Herschel can offer to Henslow in the forthcoming elections at Cambridge (1) and the settling of an account.

(1) Probably refers to the election of John Stevens Henslow to the chair of Mineralogy in 1822

Herschel, Sir John Frederick William (1792-1871) Knight, astronomer

Autograph letter, signed, from Herschel to Rev. John William Whittaker, undated but postmarked

Herschel/Box 1/Letter 7
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16 August 1813

Part of Papers of Sir John Herschel

Informs Whittaker that books Herschel has asked for have not arrived

Herschel, Sir John Frederick William (1792-1871) Knight, astronomer

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