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R./2.99/35
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Letter from William Whewell
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- 10 Jan. 1830 (Creation)
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3 pp.
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WW gives his opinion on HJR's proposal of a provincial paper, 'even from a University', which 'could not make its way very rapidly, except it were to season its articles somewhat in the John Bull style, which would not be well...there would be a good deal of difficulty in getting your active writers to agree on a system of opinions neither too lax nor too rigid; and some chance, perhaps not a great one, of splits and collisions arising from differences of opinion. I think too that your argument and even your assertions and proofs would come with less weight when issuing from a professional source'. WW has 'a profound horror of a personal share in the responsibility of providing food for any periodical creature'.