Letter, from J[ames] McDowell to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cambridge
Reference number: HS/13/1
Date: 12 July 1867
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks for kind reply and favorable opinion on his Geometry. Arthur Cayley also expressed a favorable opinion on his writings. Would like a testimonial from John Frederick William Herschel for the Chair of Mathematics at Cork.
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- HS/13/1
- Earliest possible date
- 12 July 1867
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- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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James McDowell, Letter, from J[ames] McDowell to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cambridge, 12 July 1867, HS/13/1, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_13_1/letter-from-james-mcdowell-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-cambridge, accessed on 17 April 2026
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 13 M miscellaneous-Plana
1812-1869 Reference number: HS/13
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John Frederick William Herschel
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