Letter, from Augustus De Morgan to Sir John Herschel, dated at 7 Camden St.
Reference number: HS/6/288
Date: 10 September 1856
Description
Autograph letter signed by sender. Has fallen from a ladder in his library and dislocated his shoulder, which accounts for the form of his letter. Has he any recollections of Humphry Davy rubbing his hands together?
- Reference number
- HS/6/288
- Earliest possible date
- 10 September 1856
- Page extent
- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Creator name
Augustus de Morgan
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Augustus de Morgan, Letter, from Augustus De Morgan to Sir John Herschel, dated at 7 Camden St., 10 September 1856, HS/6/288, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_288/letter-from-augustus-de-morgan-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-7-camden-st, accessed on 18 May 2025
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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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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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