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Letter, from Augustus De Morgan to Sir John Herschel, dated at 6 Merton Road

Reference number: HS/6/413

Date: 15 February 1870

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Autographed letter . Progressing slowly. Knows nothing about C. M. Hall or the whereabouts of his telescopes. Regarding the London Institution. Sees that U. J. J. Leverrier has been dismissed.

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HS/6/413
Earliest possible date
15 February 1870
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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 6 Merton Road, 15 February 1870, HS/6/413, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_413/letter-from-augustus-de-morgan-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-6-merton-road, accessed on 11 December 2024

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