Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Charles Babbage
Reference number: HS/2/48
Date: 20 November 1815
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Asking him to get certificate signed for his election to the Royal Society [of London] Has had no time for mathematics recently. Will be prepared to write anonymous article against analysists.
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- HS/2/48
- Earliest possible date
- 20 November 1815
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- 1 page
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Charles Babbage, 20 November 1815, HS/2/48, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_2_48/letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-charles-babbage, accessed on 21 May 2026
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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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