| RefNo | HS/6/280 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Augustus De Morgan to Sir John Herschel, dated at 7 Camden St. |
| Creator | Morgan; Augustus de (1806-1871); British mathematician; logician; Professor of Mathematics at University College London |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 7 January 1856 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Wishing him well for the new year. Hears John Frederick William Herschel has visited the East India College. Sends a theorem. H. P. Brougham (Baron Brougham and Vaux) amuses himself by finding the laws of central force for curves. Has been finding information on a nephew of Isaac Newton. George Stanhope (6th Earl of Chesterfield) and T. A. W. Parker (9th Earl of Macclesfield) were pupils of Abraham De Moivre. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 8pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | 7 Camden St., London |
| Origin coordinates | 51.541, -0.1433 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel7043
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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 |