From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Augustus De Morgan
Date:
[1 September 1866]
Source of text:
RS:HS 24.165
Summary:
Comments on Charles Babbage's entry into Cambridge; strange stories from old letters.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Comments on Charles Babbage's entry into Cambridge; strange stories from old letters.
Returns his letter. Recommends a biographical dictionary by Charles Hale. Paradoxes connected with theology are endless.
Tells a story of the translation of Arabic by Englishman who turned out to be Richard Baily, the brother of Francis. Where is it set forth that a leech is a barometer? What is the truth about the relations between Charles Babbage and James South? Has he a catalogue of Ulugh Beg?