RefNo | HS/2/94 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Sir John Herschel to Charles Babbage |
Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 16 May 1818 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanking him for the third volume of J. E. Montucla's Histoire de mathématiques. Gives functional equations for his comments. Is afraid that he will not be able to visit Cornwall this summer. |
Language | English |
Extent | 4pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | n.p. |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedMaterial | Copy: HS/20/55 |
RelatedRecord | HS/20/55 |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel5145
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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 |