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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
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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, 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 11 December 2024

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