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

Reference number: HS/6/274

Date: 20 October 1855

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Was pleased to hear from Elizabeth Baily that John Frederick William Herschel is improving in health. Knows a doctor who can produce jaundice. Plan is on foot to publish Francis Baily's travels in America. Hopes John Frederick William Herschel will allow his life of Baily to be included. Monument to Richard Sheepshanks is under consideration.

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HS/6/274
Earliest possible date
20 October 1855
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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 7 Camden St., 20 October 1855, HS/6/274, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_274/letter-from-augustus-de-morgan-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-7-camden-st, accessed on 13 December 2024

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