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

Reference number: HS/6/415

Date: 25 June 1870

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is creeping along slowly like Alcuin's snail. Curvers are very curious. Informs him where there is an account of Coca. Comments on this as a tonic.

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HS/6/415
Earliest possible date
25 June 1870
Page extent
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, 25 June 1870, HS/6/415, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_6_415/letter-from-augustus-de-morgan-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-6-merton-road, accessed on 10 December 2024

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