From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[6 July 1833]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.284
Summary:
Let him know when the next Levee is.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
Let him know when the next Levee is.
Giving the date of the next Levee.
Sending him books and expressing his admiration for JH's Prelim. Discourse.
A friend has requested JH to ask JS whether JS has a large Cauchoix objective lens that he would be willing to sell. JH has dismantled his 20-ft. telescope for voyage to Cape Town.
Does the person wishing to purchase JS's lens have a worthy objective in mind [see 1833-7-4]?
Assures JS that the person interested in purchasing JS's lens has worthy intentions for it, i.e., its use in a public institution. Regrets that JS distrusted JH's good intentions.