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

Reference number: HS/6/302

Date: 14 October 1857

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Hopes the Indian mail has taken a weight off John Frederick William Herschel's mind. George Peacock is anxious that John Frederick William Herschel should be in their plot regarding the introduction of the decimal coinage.

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HS/6/302
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14 October 1857
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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., 14 October 1857, HS/6/302, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_302/letter-from-augustus-de-morgan-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-7-camden-st, accessed on 20 July 2025

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