| RefNo | HS/2/341 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Charles Babbage to Sir John Herschel |
| Creator | Charles Babbage |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | April 1820 [?] |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Has been experimenting with magnetism. Two persons wish to become Foreign Members of the [Astronomical Society?]. Regarding the Lucasian at Cambridge. Would like John Frederick William Herschel to procure the medal of [Matthew Boulton?] for him. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| 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/Herschel5394
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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 |