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RefNoHS/2/124
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Charles Babbage to Sir John Herschel, dated at Devonshire St.
CreatorCharles Babbage
Date5 January 1820
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Please send instructions as to how he would like the rock crystals cut so that he can pass the instructions on to Wilson Lowry. Is sending two drawings of John Frederick William Herschel. Has heard from David Brewster that Edinburgh has established a prize like that of Benjamin Thompson (Count Rumford).
LanguageEnglish
Extent2pp
FormatManuscript
Place originDevonshire St., London
Origin coordinates51.52158, -0.14859
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel5174
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6626Babbage; Charles (1791 - 1871); mathematician1791 - 1871
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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