| RefNo | HS/2/21 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Charles Babbage to Sir John Herschel, dated at Peterhouse College |
| Creator | Charles Babbage |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 21 January 1814 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Regarding the proposed method of raising funds to pay for printing of the memoir. Justifies his equation queried by John Frederick William Herschel. Would he purchase certain chemicals for him. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Peterhouse College, Cambridge |
| Origin coordinates | 52.2009, 0.1184
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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/Herschel5072
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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 |