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

Reference number: HS/6/281

Date: 11 May 1856

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Has not heard from him for a long time. Thought that the Government was going to turn the Royal Astronomical Society out of Somerset House. There is someone to come to the rescue of Richard Sheepshanks. Has not seen Charles Babbage for many years. Their views are incompatible. C. P. Smyth is off to Teneriffe so now is the time for John Frederick William Herschel to make suggestions. Has set up a committee to make by-laws.

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HS/6/281
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11 May 1856
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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., 11 May 1856, HS/6/281, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_281/letter-from-augustus-de-morgan-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-7-camden-st, accessed on 12 December 2024

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