| RefNo | HS/18/294 | 
| Level | Item | 
| Title | Letter, from James Wood to Sir John Herschel, dated at St. John's College | 
| Creator | Wood; James (1760-1839); mathematician; President and Master of St John's College Cambridge; Dean of Ely | 
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel | 
| Date | 2 December 1826 | 
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Restriction to reside constantly [at Cambridge] may deter Charles Babbage from position of Lucasian Professor. | 
| Language | English | 
| Extent | 1p | 
| Format | Manuscript | 
| Place origin | St. John's College, Cambridge | 
| Origin coordinates | 52.208056, 0.116667 | 
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making | 
| AccessStatus | Open | 
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon | 
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8026 | 
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates | 
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |