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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.

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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.

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