Letter, from Augustus De Morgan to Sir John Herschel, dated at 41 Chalcot Villas NW
Reference number: HS/6/349
Date: 14 October 1861
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Autographed letter . Regarding the unsuitableness of the weather for astronomers. Sends an answer to one of John Frederick William Herschel's equations. Regarding the quarrels of Sir James South. Sends some nursery rhymes that seem appropriate.
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- HS/6/349
- Earliest possible date
- 14 October 1861
- Page extent
- 8 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Augustus de Morgan, Letter, from Augustus De Morgan to Sir John Herschel, dated at 41 Chalcot Villas NW, 14 October 1861, HS/6/349, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_349/letter-from-augustus-de-morgan-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-41-chalcot-villas-nw, accessed on 09 July 2025
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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