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Letter, from Augustus De Morgan to Sir John Herschel, dated at 7 Camden St.

Reference number: HS/6/247

Date: 30 November 1848

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has been hunting John Frederick William Herschel's proposition through the books and finds that it has dropped out of use, though the older geometrical books include it.

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HS/6/247
Earliest possible date
30 November 1848
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1 page
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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 7 Camden St., 30 November 1848, HS/6/247, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_247/letter-from-augustus-de-morgan-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-7-camden-st, accessed on 12 December 2024

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