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Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Henry Goulburn, dated at [London]

Reference number: HS/27/51

Date: 1842-9-16 or later

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Draft letter. Writes to the Chancellor of the Exchequer to give John Frederick William Herschel's opinion about the probable utility of continuing to spend money on Charles Babbage's calculating machine.

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HS/27/51
Earliest possible date
1842-9-16 or later
Page extent
11 pages
Format
Manuscript

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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Henry Goulburn, dated at [London], 1842-9-16 or later, HS/27/51, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_27_51/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-henry-goulburn-dated-at-london, accessed on 12 February 2026

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