| RefNo | HS/27/19 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Charles Babbage to Sir John Herschel, dated at Dorset |
| Creator | Charles Babbage |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 13 December 1854 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends John Frederick William Herschel a copy of a recent issue of the Athenaeum in which falsehoods, copied from a Richard Sheepshanks pamphlet, have been printed. Charles Babbage wants John Frederick William Herschel to respond to, and correct, these falsehoods quickly. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Dorset |
| Origin coordinates | 50.8, -2.3 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel1256
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6626 | Babbage; Charles (1791 - 1871); mathematician | 1791 - 1871 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |