Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Isaac Todhunter, dated at Collingwood
Reference number: HS/24/116
Date: 4 July 1865
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Copy of a letter. Sends copy of paper on 'projection of the sphere in which the problem is to make any infinitely small figure on the projection similar to that on the sphere,' which he has presented to the Royal Geographical Society.
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- HS/24/116
- Earliest possible date
- 4 July 1865
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- 1 page
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Isaac Todhunter, dated at Collingwood, 4 July 1865, HS/24/116, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_24_116/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-isaac-todhunter-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 12 December 2024
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This item is part of:
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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 24 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/24
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John Frederick William Herschel
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Isaac Todhunter
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