Letter, from Isaac Todhunter to Sir John Herschel, dated at St. John's, Cambridge
Reference number: HS/17/352
Date: 5 November 1861
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks John Frederick William Herschel for compliments on his book [Theory of Equations]. Requests John Frederick William Herschel's signature for his application to the Royal Society [of London]
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- HS/17/352
- Earliest possible date
- 5 November 1861
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- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Isaac Todhunter, Letter, from Isaac Todhunter to Sir John Herschel, dated at St. John's, Cambridge, 5 November 1861, HS/17/352, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_352/letter-from-isaac-todhunter-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-st-johns-cambridge, accessed on 19 July 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 17 Stark-V miscellaneous
1821-1870 Reference number: HS/17
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Isaac Todhunter
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John Frederick William Herschel
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