| RefNo | HS/2/64 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Charles Babbage, dated at Slough |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Charles Babbage |
| Date | 14 July 1816 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Has had little leisure to write. Been working on S. F. Lacroix. Regarding the appendix to Lacroix. Is going to the Isle of Wight. Hopes to write a work on analytics. Has heard that Charles Babbage is writing articles for the journal of the Royal Institution. Would like to write articles for an encyclopaedia. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| 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/20/35 |
| RelatedRecord | HS/20/35 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel5115
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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 |