Letter, from Augustus De Morgan to Sir John Herschel, dated at 91 Adelaide Road
Reference number: HS/6/385
Date: 17 August 1866
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks for letter. Has just turned 60 himself. Does not like the sound of the bronchitis. Wife thanks him for the pamphlet on Force. It is a dreadful puzzle. Philosophers must deny the existence of things they do not understand. Family members are at Walmer. Gives examples of mistakes being copied. Encloses two riddles.
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- HS/6/385
- Earliest possible date
- 17 August 1866
- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- 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, 17 August 1866, HS/6/385, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_385/letter-from-augustus-de-morgan-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-91-adelaide-road, accessed on 11 December 2024
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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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John Frederick William Herschel
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