RefNo | HS/2/259 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Charles Babbage to Sir John Herschel, dated at Dorset St. |
Creator | Charles Babbage |
Date | 21 February 1831 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Has just found out that the government has approached the Royal Society [of London] as to the usefulness and chances of success of his machine. Hopes that if John Frederick William Herschel is appointed he will not become involved in the committees of the Royal Society [of London] Has been deciphering a cipher. |
Language | English |
Extent | 3pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | 1 Dorset St., London |
Origin coordinates | 51.518763, -0.07504
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AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel5312
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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 |