| RefNo | HS/20/57 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy of incomplete letter, from Sir John Herschel to Charles Babbage, dated at [Slough] |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Charles Babbage |
| Date | 9 November 1818 |
| Description | Copy of incomplete letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Welcome back to London. Explain Charles Babbage's demonstration of 'theorem in transcendental arithmetic.' John Frederick William Herschel's observations of 'new acid' [hyposulfurous] and optical phenomena in 'chrystals of nitre.' |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Slough, Berkshire |
| Origin coordinates | 51.5082, -0.5954 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | HS/2/97 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel12627
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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 |