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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
Earliest possible date
20 February 1837
Page extent
8 pages
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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., 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 10 December 2024

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