Letter, from Augustus De Morgan to Sir John Herschel, dated at 5 Upper Gower St.
Reference number: HS/6/180
Date: 27 December 1833
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks for his paper on nebulae. Scarlet fever has been very prevalent this season. Royal Society [of London] in financial straits. Paper on John Flamsteed has caused friction between James Ivory and the Royal Astronomical Society Government has promised financial aid to Edinburgh Observatory.
- Reference number
- HS/6/180
- Earliest possible date
- 27 December 1833
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Augustus de Morgan
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Augustus de Morgan, Letter, from Augustus De Morgan to Sir John Herschel, dated at 5 Upper Gower St., 27 December 1833, HS/6/180, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_180/letter-from-augustus-de-morgan-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-5-upper-gower-st, accessed on 05 December 2024
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
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