| Reference number | HS/2 |
| Level | SubSeries |
| Title | Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 2 Babbage |
| Date | 1812-1868 |
| Description | Letters from various correspondents sent to Sir John Herschel, with some drafts of his replies and original letters by Herschel recovered from selected correspondents after his death.
Primary correspondents: Charles Babbage; Benjamin Herschel Babbage.
Contains a letter from Sir William Herschel to Charles Babbage (HS/2/49). |
| Extent | 1 volume, 402 letters |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Documents previously tipped onto guards and bound in blue library buckram with volume information on the spine, in gilt. Disbound in 2023 and loose letters in folders. |
| Arrangement | Roughly alphabetical by author; chronological within each correspondence group. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Notes | Includes letter to Charles Babbage, 1817. Featuring God of Function. HS.2.81, pages 1 and 3 |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA6626 | Babbage; Charles (1791 - 1871); mathematician | 1791 - 1871 |