Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Charles Babbage
Reference number: HS/2/134
Date: 20 April 1820
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. Reasons why his father does not wish to become the president of the Astronomical Society. Has attended a meeting of the Philosophical Society. Please send three or four copies of the address of the Astronomical Society.
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- HS/2/134
- Earliest possible date
- 20 April 1820
- Page extent
- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Charles Babbage, 20 April 1820, HS/2/134, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_2_134/letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-charles-babbage, accessed on 07 December 2025
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 2 Babbage
1812-1868 Reference number: HS/2
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Charles Babbage
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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