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Letter, from George Peacock to Sir John Herschel, dated at Trinity College, Cambridge

Reference number: HS/13/249

Date: 17 March 1817

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks for the two letters and the interesting matter they contain. Hopes John Frederick William Herschel will come when [William?] Clark[e]'s election takes place. Has put John Frederick William Herschel's name on the Syndics. Will not cease to exert himself in the cause of [mathematical] reform. Vice-Chancellor is against change.

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HS/13/249
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17 March 1817
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4 pages
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George Peacock, George Peacock, Letter, from George Peacock to Sir John Herschel, dated at Trinity College, Cambridge, 17 March 1817, HS/13/249, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_13_249/letter-from-george-peacock-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-trinity-college-cambridge, accessed on 20 July 2026

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