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Reference numberMC/28/9
Alternative reference number13009
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Eden Herschel Babbage, Rawhiti Clanville Road, Roseville, New South Wales, to The [Assistant] Secretary, Royal Society, Burlington House, London
CreatorBabbage; Eden Herschel (1844-1924); English engineer, scientist, explorer, and politician
Date16 December 1912
DescriptionAcknowledges receipt of previous correspondence and a copy of the Report of the Committee of the British Assr of 1898 on Babbage's Analytical Machine. Discusses the report at great length. Infroms that the copy of Sir Victory Horsley's report on Charles Babbage's brain has been lost in the voyage out, asking if he may obtain another copy.
Extent4p
FormatManuscript
Physical descriptionInk on paper
Access statusOpen
Related records in the catalogueNLB/48/236
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA6626Babbage; Charles (1791 - 1871); mathematician1791 - 1871
NA6838Horsley; Sir; Victor Alexander Haden (1857 - 1916)1857 - 1916
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