RefNo | HS/20/22 |
Level | Item |
Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Charles Babbage |
Creator | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer and mathematician |
Recipient | Charles Babbage |
Date | 16 February 1815 |
Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Regarding Charles Babbage's theory of the atmosphere of the sun, planets, and stars. |
Language | English |
Extent | 4pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | n.p. |
Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedMaterial | HS/2/36 |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel5087
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
NA6626 | Babbage; Charles (1791 - 1871); mathematician | 1791 - 1871 |