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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Augustus De Morgan, dated at 35 Bedford Place

Reference number: HS/23/150

Date: 2 November 1854

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Copy of a letter. Sends Henry Warburton's equation and integral; thanks Augustus De Morgan for humorous story sent to Collingwood.

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HS/23/150
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2 November 1854
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Augustus De Morgan, dated at 35 Bedford Place, 2 November 1854, HS/23/150, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_23_150/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-augustus-de-morgan-dated-at-35-bedford-place, accessed on 14 February 2026

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