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
- Format
- 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 11 December 2024
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
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