RefNo | HS/2/304 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Charles Babbage, dated at Collingwood |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 1 December 1843 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Has had visitors which accounts for the delay in answering letter. Thanks for memoir additions. Is sending paper dealing with use of Charles Babbage's work. Somervilles are still in Rome. Is glad to hear good news of his mother. |
Language | English |
Extent | 4pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | Collingwood, Hawkhurst, Kent |
Origin coordinates | 51.035306, 0.513556
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AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel5357
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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 |