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Letter, from Augustus De Morgan to Sir John Herschel, dated at Univ. College London

Reference number: HS/6/334

Date: 4 November 1859

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Someone has experimented with sound and finds that the pitch of a note is altered when transmitted through solids; is this true in John Frederick William Herschel's experience? Supposes that Lady Herschel has now returned.

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HS/6/334
Earliest possible date
4 November 1859
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2 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 Univ. College London, 4 November 1859, HS/6/334, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_334/letter-from-augustus-de-morgan-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-univ-college-london, accessed on 09 December 2024

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