| RefNo | HS/27/51 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Henry Goulburn, dated at [London] |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 1842-9-16 or later |
| Description | Draft letter. Writes to the Chancellor of the Exchequer to give John Frederick William Herschel's opinion about the probable utility of continuing to spend money on Charles Babbage's calculating machine. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 11pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | London |
| Origin coordinates | 51.507222, -0.1275 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel1279
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA5865 | Goulburn; Henry (1784 - 1856) | 1784 - 1856 |