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Letter, from Augustus De Morgan to Sir John Herschel, dated at 69 Gower St.

Reference number: HS/6/192

Date: 10 February 1844

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Autograph letter signed by sender. All the tables in Charles Ansell's work are expressed in decimals. Gives advice on type of insurance for sickness and death. Regarding the true inventor of J. E. Bode's law. Very few at the Anniversary dinner.

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HS/6/192
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10 February 1844
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4 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 69 Gower St., 10 February 1844, HS/6/192, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_192/letter-from-augustus-de-morgan-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-69-gower-st, accessed on 13 June 2026

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