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Letter, from Augustus De Morgan to Sir John Herschel, dated at 91 Adelaide Road

Reference number: HS/6/355

Date: 30 May 1862

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Suspects that J. J. Sylvester and John Frederick William Herschel agree in their theories. Is inclined to agree with them as his third paper on logic shows. Has read John Frederick William Herschel's book and will return it soon. Has 30,000 life policies to calculate.

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HS/6/355
Earliest possible date
30 May 1862
Page extent
3 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 91 Adelaide Road, 30 May 1862, HS/6/355, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_355/letter-from-augustus-de-morgan-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-91-adelaide-road, accessed on 14 May 2025

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