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

Reference number: HS/6/307

Date: 1 January 1858

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Too busy to answer his last letter until now. His theorem on perspective is pretty and easy. Quotes one he uses. Has been busy finding the proof that every algebraic equation has a root. Has been organ tuning. Comments on the method of tuning using beats.

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HS/6/307
Earliest possible date
1 January 1858
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., 1 January 1858, HS/6/307, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_307/letter-from-augustus-de-morgan-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-7-camden-st, accessed on 10 November 2024

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