Letter, from James Joseph Sylvester to Sir John Herschel, dated at Woolwich Common

Reference number: HS/17/163

Date: 2 October 1866

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Wonders if mathematical result recently presented by [J. A.] Serret was published many years ago by John Frederick William Herschel. Comments on recurrence of identical problems in mathematical study.

Reference number: HS/17/163
Earliest possible date: 2 October 1866
Page extent: 4 pages
Format: Manuscript
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James Joseph Sylvester, Letter, from James Joseph Sylvester to Sir John Herschel, dated at Woolwich Common, 2 October 1866, HS/17/163, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_163/letter-from-james-joseph-sylvester-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-woolwich-common, accessed on 17 July 2025

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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 17 Stark-V miscellaneous
1821-1870 Reference number: HS/17

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