Letter, from Augustus De Morgan to Sir John Herschel, dated at 7 Camden St.
Reference number: HS/6/330
Date: 12 July 1859
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is suffering from the heat. Was grateful for his information on Galileo's handwriting. Outlines the facts of the recent controversy on a reputed manuscript of Galileo. Will be moving house shortly.
- Reference number
- HS/6/330
- Earliest possible date
- 12 July 1859
- Page extent
- 8 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Augustus de Morgan, Letter, from Augustus De Morgan to Sir John Herschel, dated at 7 Camden St., 12 July 1859, HS/6/330, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_330/letter-from-augustus-de-morgan-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-7-camden-st, accessed on 16 November 2025
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel , 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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