Whewell, William (1794-1866)

Letters from William Whewell, 15 Jan 1826-1 Feb 1866 and 5 undated items.

Recipients include E Magreth, Mr J Sowerby, Mr S Donaldson, Dr Farady, Mr F Michel, Mr S Simpson, Lady Bunbury, Mr J Lowry, Rt Hon Sir James Graham Bart., Professor Owen, Sir John Rennie, Lady Hardwicke, Lord Teignmouth, Lord Clarendon, Mr Macmillan, J Burrow and C Eastlake..

Mostly cover his scientific and literary activities, college matters, students, exams, mathematical and other scientific questions..

Includes a translation, for Dr Faraday, of a speech at a public meeting of the Royal Academy of Sciences, Munich, 25 Nov 1832, by Fr. von Schilling "on Faraday's most recent discovery" (MS.8007/8/5) and a love poem initialled 'W S W' (MS.8007/8/34).

early 19th century - mid 19th century

34 items: mainly letters and notes

Chronological order with undated items at the end.

Acc.67430 provenance details not recorded; Acc.67595 purchased from Glendining, London, December 1931; Acc.56483 purchased from Stevens, London, March 1931; Acc.67694 purchased from Glendining, London, August 1932; Acc.67430 provenance details not recorded; Acc.57468 purchased from Sotheby's, London, July 1931; Acc.67624 purchased from Glendining, London, March 1932; Acc.72200 purchased from Mrs. Watson, Burnley, March 1945, presumably once part of the Thomas Madden Stone autograph collection; Acc.68133 purchased from Stevens, London, March 1931; Acc.56545 purchased from Stevens, London, July 1930; Acc.52792 purchased from Sotheby's, London, May 1930; Acc.68609 purchased from Glendining, London, May 1935; Acc.68176 purchased from Stevens, London, July 1931; Acc.67677 purchased from Glendining, London, February 1932.

Mathematician, and eminent scientific and literary expert. Master of Trinity College, Cambridge. Wrote on many subjects including astronomy, physics, mechanics, electricity, magnetism, heat, morality, natural theology, architecture, culture, philosophy of science and minerology.

See MS.7555/5