Letter, from Martin Davy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Caius Lodge
Reference number: HS/6/478
Date: 6 March 1828
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Babbage has been elected Lucasian Professor by a large majority. Is pleased by the unselfish service of John Frederick William Herschel to scientific research.
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- HS/6/478
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- 6 March 1828
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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Martin Davy, Letter, from Martin Davy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Caius Lodge, 6 March 1828, HS/6/478, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_478/letter-from-martin-davy-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-caius-lodge, accessed on 21 January 2026
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
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Martin Davy
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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