RefNo | HS/2/120 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Charles Babbage to Sir John Herschel, dated at Edinburgh |
Creator | Charles Babbage |
Date | 8 August 1819 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Apologizes for the long delay in answering his letter. Relates experiences and hopes of success in his effort to obtain the position of professor at the University. |
Language | English |
Extent | 2pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Edinburgh |
Origin coordinates | 55.953333, -3.189167
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AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel5170
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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); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |