| RefNo | HS/20/54 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Charles Babbage, dated at Slough |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Charles Babbage |
| Date | 26 April 1818 |
| Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Please send the third volume of J. E. Montucla's Histoire de mathematiques. Is running into difficulties with his history of mathematics owing to lack of translations. Regarding kaleidoscopes. Has been reading David Brewster's experiments on Mother of pearl. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Slough, Berkshire |
| Origin coordinates | 51.5082, -0.5954 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | HS/2/92 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel5143
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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 |