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

Reference number: HS/6/350

Date: 19 April 1862

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sent his paper on probabilities a few days ago. Shows how his own method is different from that of L. A. J. Quetelet. Sends a poem.

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HS/6/350
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19 April 1862
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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, 19 April 1862, HS/6/350, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_350/letter-from-augustus-de-morgan-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-41-chalcot-villas-nw, accessed on 01 December 2024

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