| RefNo | HS/2/15 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Charles Babbage to Sir John Herschel, dated at [Cambridge] |
| Creator | Charles Babbage |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 30 June 1813 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Where to find further information on functional equations. Gives further equations for John Frederick William Herschel's comments. Regarding the proposed abridgement of J. B. Delambre's work on astronomy. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Cambridge |
| Origin coordinates | 52.19413, 0.12226
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| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel5064
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6626 | Babbage; Charles (1791 - 1871); mathematician | 1791 - 1871 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |