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RefNoHS/2/49
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from William Herschel to Charles Babbage, dated at Slough
CreatorWilliam Herschel
Date28 November 1815
DescriptionAutographed letter. Encloses the certificate of election to the Royal Society Fellowship signed by William Herschel, adding the election "will be favourable, as men of eminence in the mathematical line will always be received by the members of the Royal Society with a proper mention".
LanguageEnglish
Extent4pp
FormatManuscript
Place originSlough
Origin coordinates51.5082, -0.5954
AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6626Babbage; Charles (1791 - 1871); mathematician1791 - 1871
NA8060Herschel; Sir; William (1738 - 1822); astronomer1738 - 1822
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