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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Charles Babbage, dated at Slough

Reference number: HS/25/1/8

Date: 15 October 1830

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Copy letter, from "copy book vol I". Has not seen the letter in the Herald about the possibility of himself standing for the presidency of the Royal Society [of London] Raises six queries regarding manufactures and other scientific facts.

Reference number
HS/25/1/8
Earliest possible date
15 October 1830
Page extent
2 pages
Format
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, dated at Slough, 15 October 1830, HS/25/1/8, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_25_1_8/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-charles-babbage-dated-at-slough, accessed on 22 March 2025

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