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RefNoHS/2/65
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Charles Babbage to Sir John Herschel, dated at Torquay
CreatorCharles Babbage
Date20 July 1816
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. Regarding John Frederick William Herschel's plans for the third part of S. F. Lacroix. Royal Institution and Charles Babbage's articles for their journal. Hopes that John Frederick William Herschel will not write his book on Newton yet. Is hoping to publish a work on the Calculus of Functions. Hopes to meet him when in Devon.
LanguageEnglish
Extent3pp
FormatManuscript
Place originTorquay, Devon
Origin coordinates50.47, -3.53
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel5116
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA6626Babbage; Charles (1791 - 1871); mathematician1791 - 1871
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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