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Letter, from Mary Somerville to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Hospital, Chelsea

Reference number: HS/16/342

Date: 3 March 1831

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Needs advice on integrating equations. Praises John Frederick William Herschel's book [Prelim. Discourse]. Says James Mackintosh and [Henry] Hallam also praise it. Note from William Somerville, which needs a reply, is enclosed.

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HS/16/342
Earliest possible date
3 March 1831
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Mary Somerville

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Mary Somerville, Letter, from Mary Somerville to Sir John Herschel, dated at Royal Hospital, Chelsea, 3 March 1831, HS/16/342, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_16_342/letter-from-mary-somerville-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-royal-hospital-chelsea, accessed on 25 March 2025

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