| RefNo | HS/2/179 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Charles Babbage, dated at [9 Downing St.] |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Charles Babbage |
| Date | 16 October 1822 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Caroline and Dietrich Herschel leave for Rotterdam in two days. Charles Babbage's 'offer of the heretifical Robes' and 'sacrilegious stain.' Thank [Woolrych Whitmore] for agricultural pamphlet sent to John Frederick William Herschel and [Richard] Jones. Sent Charles Babbage's letter to Humphry Davy and others. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | 9 Downing St., London |
| Origin coordinates | 51.5033, -0.1269
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| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Copies: HS/19/46; HS/20/152 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/19/46 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel5233
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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 |