Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Charles Babbage, dated at Slough
Reference number: HS/20/68
Date: 25 March 1819

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Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Regarding the disposal of the tourmaline. Address of his cousin. Drawing and description of the apparatus for experiments on tourmaline. Chemical experiments.
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- HS/20/68
- Earliest possible date
- 25 March 1819
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- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Charles Babbage, dated at Slough, 25 March 1819, HS/20/68, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_20_68/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-charles-babbage-dated-at-slough, accessed on 12 February 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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