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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to [Charles] Babbage

Reference number: HS/20/7

Date: 25 February 1813

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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. Endeavours to find a rapidly converging series for obtaining π. Finds anonymous papers in the early [Philosophical] Transactions.

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HS/20/7
Earliest possible date
25 February 1813
Page extent
5 pages
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Manuscript

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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to [Charles] Babbage, 25 February 1813, HS/20/7, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_20_7/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-charles-babbage, accessed on 04 December 2024

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