Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Augustus De Morgan, dated at Collingwood
Reference number: HS/23/85
Date: 16 March 1850
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Copy of a letter. About John Frederick William Herschel's poor health; some problems in perspective. Having read a book on Egyptology, John Frederick William Herschel wanders off in flights of fanciful numerology.
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- HS/23/85
- Earliest possible date
- 16 March 1850
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- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Augustus De Morgan, dated at Collingwood, 16 March 1850, HS/23/85, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_23_85/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-augustus-de-morgan-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 18 July 2025
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 23 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/23
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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