Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Charles Babbage, dated at Slough
Reference number: HS/25/1/1
Date: 22 May 1830
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Copy letter, from "copy book vol I". Has read his book on the decline of science and thinks that the book may do some good. Comments on various parts, and outlines things that could happen as the result. Has replied to Encke's letter about Ephemeris.
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- HS/25/1/1
- Earliest possible date
- 22 May 1830
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Charles Babbage, dated at Slough, 22 May 1830, HS/25/1/1, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_25_1_1/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-charles-babbage-dated-at-slough, accessed on 17 April 2025
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