| RefNo | HS/18/333 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Thomas Young to Sir John Herschel, dated at 48 Welbeck St. |
| Creator | Thomas Young |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 5 November 1825 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Ask Charles Babbage to send tables of logarithms to Thomas Young, who will compare them to [Brook] Taylor's. Bets that five errors will be found. Did John Frederick William Herschel order mountain barometer from [J. F.] Newman? Will inquire about [W. E.] Parry's instruments. Admiralty, not us, should order sextants. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | 48 Welbeck Street, London |
| Origin coordinates | 51.51754, -0.14938 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8066
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7947 | Young; Thomas (1773 - 1829); physician, physicist and Egyptologist | 1773 - 1829 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |