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RefNoHS/27/36
Previous numbersHS/B27/36
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TitleNotes from Sir John Herschel on the disagreement between John Davy and Charles Babbage
CreatorJohn Frederick William Herschel
Date[1864-1865]
DescriptionPoints to assist in memory and to 'fix' dates, regarding the disagreement between [John] Davy and [Charles] Babbage. Additional page of notes written on the reverse of a circular of the Report of the Astronomer Royal to the Board of Visitors of the Royal Observatory, Greenwich.
LanguageEnglish
Extent4pp
FormatManuscript
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AccessStatusOpen
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