| RefNo | HS/2/205 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Charles Babbage to Sir John Herschel, dated at Worcester |
| Creator | Charles Babbage |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 24 November 1826 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Has just returned from collecting information on machines. Regarding the Lucasian professorship at Cambridge. Has met a clockmaker who is able to work on his machine. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Worcester, Worcestershire |
| Origin coordinates | 52.191111, -2.220556
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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/Herschel5260
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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 |