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Letter, from James Challis to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cambridge

Reference number: HS/5/238

Date: 23 December 1862

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has read John Frederick William Herschel's brochure with pleasure. Regarding the alleged obstruseness of some of his own mathematical theories.

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HS/5/238
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23 December 1862
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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James Challis

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James Challis, Letter, from James Challis to Sir John Herschel, dated at Cambridge, 23 December 1862, HS/5/238, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_5_238/letter-from-james-challis-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-cambridge, accessed on 10 December 2024

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