| RefNo | HS/2/117 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Charles Babbage to Sir John Herschel, dated at Devonshire St. |
| Creator | Charles Babbage |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 24 July 1819 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Has just returned from Lincolnshire. Will shortly be visiting Torquay. Would like to call on him if convenient. Has heard of a vacant professorship at Edinburgh University and may try for it. Gives an equation of W. H. Wollaston's. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Devonshire St., London |
| Origin coordinates | 51.52158, -0.14859
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| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel5167
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6626 | Babbage; Charles (1791 - 1871); mathematician | 1791 - 1871 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |