| RefNo | HS/27 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 27 letters related to specific topics |
| Date | 1826-1866 |
| Description | Incoming and outgoing orrespondence relating to the Herschel-Babbage v. South-Davy feud, following Babbage's unsuccessful nomination for the position of the Secretary in the Royal Society: HS/27/1 to HS/27/41
Correspondence relating to Charles Babbage's calculating machine: HS/27/42 to HS/27/54
Correspondence relating to the British Museum: HS/27/55 to HS/27/65
Correspondence relating to the publication of 'Fauna antiqua sivalensis': HS/27/66 to HS/27/73
Miscellaneous correspondence and papers related to the Royal Society: HS/27/74 to HS/27/88
Draft, original letters and copy letters in Herschel's hand
Typed index for the volume preceding the letters |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1 box |
| PhysicalDescription | 1 box |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |