Letter, from Charles Babbage to Sir John Herschel, dated at Devonshire St.
Reference number: HS/2/47
Date: 15 November 1815
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. Giving form for recommendation to be elected to the fellowship of the Royal Society [of London] Has been offered space in a magazine for reviewing mathematical subjects. Suggesting anonymous work on analytics by him or John Frederick William Herschel.
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- HS/2/47
- Earliest possible date
- 15 November 1815
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Charles Babbage, Letter, from Charles Babbage to Sir John Herschel, dated at Devonshire St., 15 November 1815, HS/2/47, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_2_47/letter-from-charles-babbage-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-devonshire-st, accessed on 12 October 2026
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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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Charles Babbage
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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