| RefNo | HS/2/340 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Charles Babbage to Sir John Herschel |
| Creator | Charles Babbage |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 1819 [?] |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Would he like to come for a trip down the river to see W. E. Parry's Expedition ships? Query regarding quartz crystals. Date for Pearsonian dinner. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | n.p. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel5393
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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 |