From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Mary Somerville
Date:
27 Feb 1831
Source of text:
MSB1 / 231, Dep. c. 369, Bod, MS
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Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse
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Explains to MS P. S. Laplace's method of indeterminate coefficients in mathematics. Thanks MS for her praise of his book [Prelim. Discourse], which JH values more highly than newspaper reviews.
Returns proofs and sends a few remarks concerning them. Discusses difficulty of measuring Eta Coronae. Anxious to see her [Mechanism of the Heavens]. Has another daughter [Isabella].