RefNo | HS/2/138 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Charles Babbage |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 12 July 1820 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Has received the visitation letter. Work is progressing on the twenty-foot telescope. Hopes to leave for Devon soon. Places he would like to visit. Hopes Charles Babbage is well versed in geology. |
Language | English |
Extent | 4pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | n.p. |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel5190
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
NA6626 | Babbage; Charles (1791 - 1871); mathematician | 1791 - 1871 |