From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
the London Times
Date:
[15 August 1828]
Source of text:
TxU:H/L-0229; Reel 1054 (L: RS:HS B27.54b & Cdraft: RS:HS 25.15.7)
Summary:
In response to an article in The Record, JH writes to The Times to explain what has happened to date regarding the expenditure of public funds for the calculating devices of Charles Babbage, who was then out of England.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project