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Herschel5201

From:
Charles Babbage
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[18 December 1820]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.149
Summary:

Giving him instructions arising from the recent meeting of the Astronomical Society. Gives details of JH's books he has in his possession. Has been experimenting with the game of noughts and crosses. Gives a problem in analysis. Regarding a paper by JH on numbers.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5202

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[19 December 1820]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.150 (C: RS:HS 20.106)
Summary:

Remarks on the R.S.L. Has written to J. B. Biot. Regarding the annual report. Needs a new council for the Astronomical Society. Please send him some copies of the rules. Meeting of Society of Arts. His recent chemical experiments. James South was with him last week and carried out observations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel5203

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
Charles Babbage
Date:
[25 December 1820]
Source of text:
RS:HS 2.151 (C: RS:HS 20.107)
Summary:

Suggestions for the wording of the annual report of the Astronomical Society. Wishes to propose a medal to be awarded for the theory of Saturn's satellites. Regarding the Lucasian professorship at Cambridge.

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John Herschel Project
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