Letter, from Sir John Herschel to John Pond, dated at Slough
Reference number: HS/14/30
Date: 29 October 1821
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Provides a detailed critique of a mathematical paper by [J. M. H.] Wronski, which John Pond presented on Wronski's behalf to the Royal Society [of London] Suggests that John Pond urge Wronski to withdraw the paper.
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- HS/14/30
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- 29 October 1821
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- 4 pages
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John Frederick William Herschel
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John Frederick William Herschel, Sir; John Frederick William Herschel, Letter, from Sir John Herschel to John Pond, dated at Slough, 29 October 1821, HS/14/30, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_14_30/letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-john-pond-dated-at-slough, accessed on 14 July 2025
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