St John‘s College Personal Collections

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

Herschel/Box 1/Letter 11
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2 September 1816

Tells of the weakened condition of his father. Asks for news of Jones and tells of sending a paper of Brownhead's to J. Banks at the Royal Society. Recounts recent visit to Torquay with Babbage and how that reinvigorated his analytical faculties. Gives news of Peacock and Babbage. States that he will send the appendix to Lacroix

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

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

Herschel/Box 1/Letter 2
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20 February 1813

Part of Papers of Sir John Herschel

Tells of hectic social life interspersed with some study. Asks for news of Cambridge and to be remembered to friends

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

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

Herschel/Box 1/Letter 9
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7 July 1814

Part of Papers of Sir John Herschel

Apologises in a florid manner for not writing sooner. Notes the monarchist leanings of the general public, states that he has been busy with scientific experiments involving goose livers. Will visit the Lakes as soon as time will allow. States that he is involved in a wide array of projects. Asks for samples from a slate mine near to Whittaker

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

Autograph letter, signed, from Herschel to Rev. John William Whittaker (BA 1814), from Dawlish, Devon

Herschel/Box 1/Letter 1
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August 1812

Part of Papers of Sir John Herschel

Is sorry to have left Cambridge. Tells of drinking habits and other activities. Gives humorous advise to Whittaker to study hard

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 5
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2 August 1813

Part of Papers of Sir John Herschel

Asks for the 3rd Volume of Lacroix (1) and as many numbers of the Ecole Polytechnic as possible to be requisitioned from Babbage's (2) Master and sent to Herschel as soon as possible. Gives news of mutual acquaintance, Graham, and his father. Discusses the printing of the 'A.S.'

(1) An elementary treatise on the differential and integral calculus by S. F. Lacroix, translated by Herschel from the French and printed in 1816.

(2) Charles Babbage the mathematician

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 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

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