Letter, from Augustus De Morgan to Sir John Herschel, dated at 69 Gower St.
Reference number: HS/6/184
Date: 5 June 1840
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. Possible to purchase 12 postage covers for 11d in the Strand. Points out an apparent error in one of John Frederick William Herschel's books on sound. How does an open pipe vibrate? Regarding the private character of J. L. Lagrange.
- Reference number
- HS/6/184
- Earliest possible date
- 5 June 1840
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Creator name
Augustus de Morgan
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Augustus de Morgan, Letter, from Augustus De Morgan to Sir John Herschel, dated at 69 Gower St., 5 June 1840, HS/6/184, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_184/letter-from-augustus-de-morgan-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-69-gower-st, accessed on 21 January 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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John Frederick William Herschel
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