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

Reference number: HS/6/283

Date: 4 June 1856

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Would he answer some of his queries when he has leisure? Queries on the law of beats for unison sounds. Met John Frederick William Herschel's daughter on Monday, who gave a fair account of John Frederick William Herschel and his recent work.

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HS/6/283
Earliest possible date
4 June 1856
Page extent
3 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., 4 June 1856, HS/6/283, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_283/letter-from-augustus-de-morgan-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-7-camden-st, accessed on 11 December 2024

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