Copy of incomplete letter, from Sir John Herschel to Charles Babbage
Reference number: HS/20/28
Date: 6 November 1815
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Copy of incomplete letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Reasons why he could not visit him when in London. Gives views on a paper of Charles Babbage's. Fears he must give up the profession.
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- HS/20/28
- Earliest possible date
- 6 November 1815
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- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy of incomplete letter, from Sir John Herschel to Charles Babbage, 6 November 1815, HS/20/28, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_20_28/copy-of-incomplete-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-charles-babbage, accessed on 17 January 2025
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 20 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/20
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Charles Babbage
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