Letter, from Augustus De Morgan to Sir John Herschel, dated at 5 Upper Gower St.
Reference number: HS/6/183
Date: 20 February 1837
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Will be a great reception for John Frederick William Herschel when he returns. Is working on a theory of probabilities. Francis Baily is the man for mapping the entire heavens. G. B. Airy is to test John Frederick William Herschel's topsy-turvy observations of Orion.
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- HS/6/183
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- 20 February 1837
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- 8 pages
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- Manuscript
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Augustus de Morgan, Letter, from Augustus De Morgan to Sir John Herschel, dated at 5 Upper Gower St., 20 February 1837, HS/6/183, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_183/letter-from-augustus-de-morgan-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-5-upper-gower-st, accessed on 09 July 2025
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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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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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