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Summary of letter, from Henry Goulburn to George Biddell Airy

Reference number: HS/27/50

Date: 15 September 1842

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Private and confidential. Regarding [Charles] Babbage's calculating machine and funds associated with it.

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HS/27/50
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15 September 1842
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Summary of letter, from Henry Goulburn to George Biddell Airy, 15 September 1842, HS/27/50, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_27_50/summary-of-letter-from-henry-goulburn-to-george-biddell-airy, accessed on 08 October 2026

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