RefNo | HS/1/109 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from George Biddell Airy to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Observatory, Greenwich |
Creator | George Biddell Airy |
Date | 16 September 1842 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Asking John Frederick William Herschel for his views on Charles Babbage's calculating machine, so that he can pass on the information to the Chancellor of the Exchequer. |
Language | English |
Extent | 2p |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | The Royal Observatory, Greenwich |
Origin coordinates | 51.47783, -0.00139 |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel4719
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8035 | Airy; Sir; George Biddell (1801 - 1892); astronomer and mathematician | 1801 - 1892 |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |