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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
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17 August 1866
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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 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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