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Letter, from Augustus De Morgan to Sir John Herschel, dated at 41 Chalcot Villas NW

Reference number: HS/6/332

Date: 9 September 1859

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Autograph letter signed by sender. All arrangements have been made for the burial of Elizabeth Baily. When did John Frederick William Herschel first become acquainted with Francis Baily? Gives his own earliest recollections. Has now placed all his books on their shelves.

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HS/6/332
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9 September 1859
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4 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 41 Chalcot Villas NW, 9 September 1859, HS/6/332, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_332/letter-from-augustus-de-morgan-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-41-chalcot-villas-nw, accessed on 09 August 2026

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