Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Augustus De Morgan, dated at Collingwood
Reference number: HS/6/299
Date: 8 October 1857
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Draft letter. Regarding the possibility of decimal coinage. Washes his hands of adjectives expressed in algebraic form. Has received good news from India.
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- HS/6/299
- Earliest possible date
- 8 October 1857
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- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Augustus De Morgan, dated at Collingwood, 8 October 1857, HS/6/299, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_299/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-augustus-de-morgan-dated-at-collingwood, accessed on 01 December 2024
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