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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
From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[14 July 1816]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.64 (C: RS:HS 20.35)
Summary:

Has had little leisure to write. Been working on S. F. Lacroix. Regarding the appendix to Lacroix. Is going to the Isle of Wight. Hopes to write a work on analytics. Has heard that CB is writing articles for the journal of the Royal Institution. Would like to write articles for an encyclopaedia.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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