Search: John Herschel Project in contributor 
Babbage, Charles in correspondent 
No in transcription-available 
Sorted by:

Showing 121–140 of 421 items

Herschel5126

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[27 February 1817]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.75
Summary:

Will send part of JH's manuscript and Hirsh's book. Has introduced E. F. Bromhead to the R.S.L.'s club and Sir Joseph Banks. Is about to draw up a sketch of the history of functions.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5127

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[29 March 1817]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.76
Summary:

Encloses one of E. F. Bromhead's papers. Has collected all his letters relating to functions. Has he a copy of his paper 'Solutions...'? Regarding the properties of curves. His scheme for symmetrizing all functions.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5128

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[31 March 1817]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.77 (C: RS:HS 20.40)
Summary:

Will go down to Cambridge to vote for William Clarke. Equation problem. Enquiry regarding paper on factorials by [Peter] Nic[h]olson. Regarding errors made by Clarke in his papers.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5129

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[3 April 1817]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.78 (C: RS:HS 20.41)
Summary:

Is sending CB all his letters dealing with functional equations. Comments on E. F. Bromhead's paper. Taylor's theorem. Is getting on well with his essay on exponential functions.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5130

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[16 April 1817]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.79 (C: RS:HS 20.42)
Summary:

Is returning E. F. Bromhead's paper. Matters are arising from this paper. Encloses one of his own dealing with the notation of functions. When should he set off to Cambridge to vote for William Clarke?

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5131

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[12 May 1817]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.80
Summary:

Has been to Cambridge. Regarding JH's paper dealing with notation. Has been working on his history of functions.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5132

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[15 May 1817]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.81 (C: RS:HS 20.43)
Summary:

Will see him in London. Is getting on with his supplement. Has seen CB's latest paper in the R.S.P.T. Regarding Mr. Hirsch's theories on equations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5133

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[28 May 1817]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.82
Summary:

Come on Friday to meet E. F. Bromhead and discuss notation.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5134

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[1 August 1817]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.83 (C: RS:HS 20.47)
Summary:

Has been trying his hand at functions; quotes some. Hopes to visit him at Torquay. Push on with the supplement.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5135

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[6 August 1817]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.84
Summary:

Is glad to hear he will be visiting Torquay. Regarding mathematical functions.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5136

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
1817-8-18 or later
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.85
Summary:

Regarding the calculus of derivations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5137

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[3 October 1817]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.86 (C: RS:HS 20.49)
Summary:

Regarding his projected supplement. Calculus of deviations. Naming of periodical functions. [John?] Spence's manuscript.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5138

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[22 October 1817]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.87
Summary:

Hopes to visit him in a few days. Regarding the calculus of derivations. Periodic functions. Is taking up mineralogy.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5139

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[11 November 1817]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.88
Summary:

Regarding mathematical examples for their forthcoming book. Is taking up chemistry again. Comments on a paper dealing with functional equations by W. G. Horner.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5140

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[24 November 1817]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.89 (C: RS:HS 20.51)
Summary:

Regarding W. G. Horner's paper. Printing of their book. Is preparing a paper to submit to the R.S.L. on a mathematical subject. Will be in town shortly and will visit his laboratory. Has received more sheets of [John?] Spence's essays.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5141

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[10 March 1818]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.90 (C: RS:HS 20.53)
Summary:

Would like comments on the accompanying paper on functional equations. Stephen Lee [of the R.S.L.] has revived the reading of Isaac Newton in Paris.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5142

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[16 March 1818]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.91
Summary:

Comments on his paper sent previously [see JH's 1818-3-10]. Time has been taken up with mineralogy. Is sending some samples.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5143

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[26 April 1818]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.92 (C: RS:HS 20.54)
Summary:

Please send the third volume of J. E. Montucla's Histoire de mathématiques. Is running into difficulties with his history of mathematics owing to lack of translations. Regarding kaleidoscopes. Has been reading David Brewster's experiments on Mother of pearl.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5144

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
1818-4
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.93
Summary:

Cannot help him with the Commercium epistolicum [by Pierre Fermat]. Leaving town for a few days. Regarding the kaleidoscope.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5145

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[16 May 1818]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.94 (C: RS:HS 20.55)
Summary:

Thanking him for the third volume of J. E. Montucla's Histoire de mathématiques. Gives functional equations for his comments. Is afraid that he will not be able to visit Cornwall this summer.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
Author
Addressee
Correspondent
Date
Document type
Contributor
Transcription available