| RefNo | HS/20/180 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Charles Babbage, dated at Florence |
| Creator | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer and mathematician |
| Recipient | Charles Babbage |
| Date | 9 May 1824 |
| Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Recent meeting and astronomical observations with G. B. Amici. [Repeat of his narrow escape in the Alps, related in John Frederick William Herschel's 1824-5-5] |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Florence, Italy |
| Origin coordinates | 43.771389, 11.254167 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | HS/2/195 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel5250
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