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Letter, from Charles Babbage to Sir John Herschel, dated at Bath

Reference number: HS/2/5

Date: 22 December 1812

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sending details of some new theorems he has come across.

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HS/2/5
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22 December 1812
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4 pages
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Manuscript
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Charles Babbage

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Charles Babbage, Letter, from Charles Babbage to Sir John Herschel, dated at Bath, 22 December 1812, HS/2/5, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_2_5/letter-from-charles-babbage-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-bath, accessed on 15 October 2026

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