| RefNo | HS/27/28 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Charles Babbage to Sir John Herschel, dated at Dorset |
| Creator | Charles Babbage |
| Date | 19 December 1864 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Believes that John Davy's letter to the Philosophical Magazine was suggested by James South. To defend himself, Charles Babbage now needs John Frederick William Herschel's permission to publish some of their correspondence. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 3pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Dorset |
| Origin coordinates | 50.8, -2.3 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel1264
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6626 | Babbage; Charles (1791 - 1871); mathematician | 1791 - 1871 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |