Letter, from George Peacock to [Charles] Babbage, dated at Trinity College, Cambridge
Reference number: HS/13/279
Date: 30 November 1821
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has just learnt that [Robert] Woodhouse is to succeed the Lucasian Professorship which he holds, and [Thomas] Turton is also a candidate.
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- HS/13/279
- Earliest possible date
- 30 November 1821
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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George Peacock
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George Peacock, George Peacock, Letter, from George Peacock to [Charles] Babbage, dated at Trinity College, Cambridge, 30 November 1821, HS/13/279, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_13_279/letter-from-george-peacock-to-charles-babbage-dated-at-trinity-college-cambridge, accessed on 13 August 2026
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 13 M miscellaneous-Plana
1812-1869 Reference number: HS/13
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George Peacock
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Charles Babbage
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