| RefNo | HS/5/85 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from George Boole to Sir John Herschel, dated at Blackrock near Cork |
| Creator | George Boole |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 13 May 1861 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. After he started his calculation on the spheroid he found that several persons had already worked on it. Is sending his own paper on this subject under separate cover. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Blackrock, Cork, Ireland |
| Origin coordinates | 51.897533, -8.412792 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel6323 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6589 | Boole; George (1815 - 1864); mathematician | 1815 - 1864 |
| NA6589 | Boole; George (1815 - 1864); mathematician | 1815 - 1864 |