| RefNo | HS/6/366 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Augustus De Morgan to Sir John Herschel, dated at 91 Adelaide Road |
| Creator | Morgan; Augustus de (1806-1871); British mathematician; logician; Professor of Mathematics at University College London |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 8 August 1863 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Wife and family are on holiday at Portmadoc. Obtains his rhymes from Thomas Wright's Political Songs of England. Relates a tale of how a priest tricked a farmer in medieval times. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | 91 Adelaide Road, London |
| Origin coordinates | 51.5442, -0.1609 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel7157
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |