Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Augustus De Morgan, dated at Collingwood
Reference number: HS/22/55
Date: 26 June 1840
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Copy of a letter. Thanks Augustus De Morgan for a correction in one of John Frederick William Herschel's writings; tries to explain the partial echo that occurs when blowing across the end of an open pipe.
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- HS/22/55
- Earliest possible date
- 26 June 1840
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- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Augustus De Morgan, dated at Collingwood, 26 June 1840, HS/22/55, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_22_55/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-augustus-de-morgan-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 09 December 2025
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This item is part of:
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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 22 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/22
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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