Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Benjamin Gompertz, dated at Slough
Reference number: HS/8/138
Date: 1 June 1823
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Draft letter. Received the letter. Hopes he will be successful in his application for the position of Actuary to the Law Life Society. Has a high opinion of his mathematical papers and has used his system in his own works.
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- HS/8/138
- Earliest possible date
- 1 June 1823
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- 2 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to Benjamin Gompertz, dated at Slough, 1 June 1823, HS/8/138, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_8_138/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-benjamin-gompertz-dated-at-slough, accessed on 06 November 2024
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