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Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Augustus De Morgan, dated at Collingwood

Reference number: HS/23/78

Date: 26 December 1849

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Copy of a letter. Seeking a tutor for his young nephews. Yvon Villarceau has sent printed copies of Villarceau's double star papers; John Frederick William Herschel has dealt with them.

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HS/23/78
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26 December 1849
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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 Collingwood, 26 December 1849, HS/23/78, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_23_78/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-augustus-de-morgan-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 05 December 2024

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