| RefNo | HS/19/202 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Jacques Babinet to Sir John Herschel, dated at Rue Servandoni N. 15, Paris |
| Creator | Babinet; Jacques (1794–1872); French physicist; meteorologist |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 22 February 1862 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender, with diagrams. Describes procedures, apparatus, and calculations for determining the static gravity of the earth. Thanks John Frederick William Herschel for some of his writings, and comments that John Frederick William Herschel, like Newton, has discovered the mind of the Creator and passed this on to humanity. |
| Language | French |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Rue Servandoni N. 15, Paris |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8381
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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 |