| RefNo | HS/2/144 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Charles Babbage, dated at Slough |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Charles Babbage |
| Date | 24 October 1820 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks for all the packages. Would like to send copies of the supplement to John Brinkley and Fearon Fallows. Regarding D. F. J. Arago's statement. Method of making a barometer clock. Wishes the president of the Royal Society [of London] was changed every four or five years. Message for W. H. Wollaston from J. B. Biot. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Slough, Berkshire |
| Origin coordinates | 51.5082, -0.5954
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| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Copy: HS/20/102 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/20/102 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel5196
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA6626 | Babbage; Charles (1791 - 1871); mathematician | 1791 - 1871 |