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HS - Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel

Reference number	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
Physical description	1 box
Digital images	View item on Science in the Making
Access status	Open

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Code	Name	Dates
NA8238	Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer	1792 - 1871

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