Letter, from Augustus De Morgan to Sir John Herschel, dated at 7 Camden St.
Reference number: HS/6/230
Date: 29 November 1846
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has been planning the new duties for officers of the Royal Astronomical Society now that Francis Baily is dead. Hopes John Frederick William Herschel will consent to become president now, in order to give the prestige of the Society a boost.
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- HS/6/230
- Earliest possible date
- 29 November 1846
- 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 7 Camden St., 29 November 1846, HS/6/230, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_230/letter-from-augustus-de-morgan-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-7-camden-st, accessed on 13 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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John Frederick William Herschel
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