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Add MS 37203

Record Id:
032-002055779
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032-002055779
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ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 37203
Title:

PAPERS on astronomy by Charles Babbage. Autograph. Preceded by other matter on the same subject.

1. Correspondence of Sir William Herschel and his sister Caroline Lucretia concerning comets, etc., presented to Babbage by the latter; 9 Apr. 1789-13 Dec. 1801. ff. 1-10.

2. Précis of correspondence, etc., relating to the discovery of the planet Neptune and the rival claims of Adams and Le Verrier to priority; 17 Nov. 1834-23 Mar. 1847. ff. 11-33.

3. Lectures on astronomy, delivered at the Royal Institution (see f. 334 b); early 19th cent. ff. 34-334.

4. Report to the Astronomical Society of a series of objects to test the power of telescopes; early 19th cent. f. 335.

5. Notes on the law of attraction of atoms; East Horsley, 20 Nov. 1848. ff. 336-339.

6. On an instrument for mapping the stars; 6 Apr. 1854. fr. 340-344. Paper; ff. 344. Folio.

Scope & Content:

Charles Babbage, FRS; mathematician: Miscellaneous papers: 1789-1890.

includes:

  • ff. 1-10 Astronomy: Correspondence of Dr. W. Herschel and his sister: 1789-1801.
  • f. 2 Alexander Aubert, FRS: Letter to Dr. W. Herschel: 1789.
  • ff. 4, 8 Caroline Lucretia Herschel, sister of Sir W Herschel: Letters to J. J. Le Français de Lalande: 1790, 1801.
  • f. 5 Sir Henry Charles Englefield, 7th Baronet; FSA: Letter to Dr. W. Herschel: 1791.
  • f. 6 Caroline Lucretia Herschel, sister of Sir W Herschel: Letter to N. Maskelyne: 1794.
  • f. 7 Sir Charles Blagden, MD, FRS: Letter to Miss C. L. Herschel: 1796.
  • f. 9 Joseph Jérôme Le Français de Lalande, French astronomer: Letter to Miss C. L. Herschel: 1801.: Fr.
  • ff. 11-33 Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier, astronomer: Papers relating to his claim to first discovery of the planet Neptune: 1834-1847.
  • ff. 11-33 John Couch Adams, astronomer: Papers relating to the discovery of the planet Neptune: 1834-1847.
  • ff. 11-33 Astronomy: Précis of correspondence, etc , on the discovery of th: planet Neptune: 1834-1847.
  • ff. 34-334 Astronomy: Lectures at the Royal Institution by C. Babbage: circ. 1813.
  • f. 335 Astronomy: Report on stars to test telescopes: early 19th cent.
  • ff. 336-339 Astronomy: Notes on the law of attraction of atoms, by C. Babbage: 1848.
  • ff. 340-344 Astronomy: On an instrument for mapping the stars, by C. Babbage: 1854.

Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Additional Manuscripts
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Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
1 item
Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
French
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1789
End Date:
1854
Date Range:
9 Apr 1789-6 Apr 1854
Era:
CE
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Custodial History:

Colonel Henry Provost Babbage: Presented: in 1905.

Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)
Names:
Adams, John Couch, astronomer
Aubert, Alexander, FRS
Babbage, Charles, mathematician and computer pioneer, 1791-1871
Babbage, Henry Prevost, army officer; son of Charles Babbage, 1824-1918
Blagden, Charles, MD, FRS
Englefield, Henry Charles, 7th Baronet, antiquary and writer on science, c 1752-1822
Herschel, Caroline Lucretia, sister of Sir W Herschel
Le Français de Lalande, Joseph Jérôme, French astronomer
Le Verrier, Urbain Jean Joseph, astronomer