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Herschel5114

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[10 July 1816]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.63
Summary:

Is sending his paper on functions. Gives some functional equations and their solutions. Will be staying at Torquay until September.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5116

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[20 July 1816]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.65
Summary:

Regarding JH's plans for the third part of S. F. Lacroix. Royal Institution and CB's articles for their journal. Hopes that JH will not write his book on Newton yet. Is hoping to publish a work on the Calculus of Functions. Hopes to meet him when in Devon.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7976

From:
John William Whittaker
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
20 July [1816]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.243
Summary:

Returning home; father dying. News of Cambridge friends. Unable to send information JH requested about university at Ryde. William Whewell upset, because Whewell's father died and was buried before Whewell was notified.

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John Herschel Project
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