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Letter, from William Herschel to Charles Babbage, dated at Slough

Reference number: HS/2/49

Date: 28 November 1815

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Autographed letter. Encloses the certificate of election to the Royal Society Fellowship signed by William Herschel, adding the election "will be favourable, as men of eminence in the mathematical line will always be received by the members of the Royal Society with a proper mention".

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HS/2/49
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28 November 1815
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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William Herschel

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William Herschel, Letter, from William Herschel to Charles Babbage, dated at Slough, 28 November 1815, HS/2/49, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_2_49/letter-from-william-herschel-to-charles-babbage-dated-at-slough, accessed on 14 February 2025

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