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

Reference number: HS/6/358

Date: 9 August 1862

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Returns John Frederick William Herschel's manuscript on algebra. Wishes parts of it had been published. Wrote a treatise on mechanics, which he submitted to the University when applying for his present position. Regarding J. L. F. Bertrand and their papers on series.

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HS/6/358
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9 August 1862
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10 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, 9 August 1862, HS/6/358, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_358/letter-from-augustus-de-morgan-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-91-adelaide-road, accessed on 13 December 2024

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