Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Augustus De Morgan, dated at Feldhausen
Reference number: HS/25/5/4
Date: 30 November 1836
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Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Comments about Augustus De Morgan's work in mathematical functions, and then refers to John Frederick William Herschel's reductions and other astronomical matters, including the need for reform of stellar nomenclature.
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- HS/25/5/4
- Earliest possible date
- 30 November 1836
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Augustus De Morgan, dated at Feldhausen, 30 November 1836, HS/25/5/4, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_25_5_4/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-augustus-de-morgan-dated-at-feldhausen, accessed on 12 August 2026
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This item is part of:
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 25 Copies of outgoing letters
1873-1875 Reference number: HS/25 -
Copy book of Sir John Herschel's outgoing correspondence, vol. 5, from 23 February 1836 to 29 November 1839
1873 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel , John Herschel Reference number: HS/25/5
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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