| RefNo | HS/2/264 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Charles Babbage to Sir John Herschel |
| Creator | Charles Babbage |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 13 September 1831 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Is sending a query from Florence, also a letter from Vincenzio Antinori, which please return. Additional facts supporting his views expressed in the Decline of Science. Frederick Augustus (Duke of Sussex) has been challenged over government of the Royal Society [of London] Engine progresses well. [Also contains draft of reply which is the same as John Frederick William Herschel's 1831-9-13.] |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | n.p. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel5317
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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 |