| RefNo | HS/25/15/7 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy of a draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to the London Times, dated at Slough |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | the London Times |
| Date | 15 August 1828 |
| Description | Copy of a draft letter. In response to an article in The Record, John Frederick William Herschel writes to The Times to explain what has happened to date regarding the expenditure of public funds for the calculating devices of Charles Babbage, who was then out of England. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Slough, Berkshire |
| Origin coordinates | 51.5082, -0.5954 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | Original available: TxU:H/L-0229; Reel 1054 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel1282
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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 |