| RefNo | HS/20/21 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Charles Babbage, dated at Cambridge |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Charles Babbage |
| Date | 1814-11 |
| Description | Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Has executed all of Charles Babbage's commissions. Hopes to meet Charles Shadwell when in town. Is in the throes of exams. Thinking of taking up mathematics. Relates further chemical experiments. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Cambridge |
| Origin coordinates | 52.19413, 0.12226 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | HS/2/33 |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel5084
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA6626 | Babbage; Charles (1791 - 1871); mathematician | 1791 - 1871 |