| RefNo | HS/20/239 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to James Wood |
| Creator | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Recipient | Wood; James (1760-1839); mathematician; President and Master of St John's College Cambridge; Dean of Ely |
| Date | 1826-10-13 plus |
| Description | Copy of a letter. Learned of vacancy in Lucasian Professorship at Cambridge. Wrote to [T. W.] Hornbuckle explaining why John Frederick William Herschel declines. Asks James Wood's support for Charles Babbage. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | n.p. |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8023
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