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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Augustus De Morgan

Reference number: HS/23/219

Date: 1858-2-6 or later

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Copy of a letter. Still worrying about where does the day begin?

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HS/23/219
Earliest possible date
1858-2-6 or later
Page extent
1 page
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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, 1858-2-6 or later, HS/23/219, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_23_219/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-augustus-de-morgan, accessed on 07 December 2024

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