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RefNoHS/6/349
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Augustus De Morgan to Sir John Herschel, dated at 41 Chalcot Villas NW
CreatorMorgan; Augustus de (1806-1871); British mathematician; logician; Professor of Mathematics at University College London
Date14 October 1861
DescriptionAutographed letter . Regarding the unsuitableness of the weather for astronomers. Sends an answer to one of John Frederick William Herschel's equations. Regarding the quarrels of Sir James South. Sends some nursery rhymes that seem appropriate.
LanguageEnglish
Extent8pp
FormatManuscript
Place origin41 Chalcot Villas, Adelaide Road, London
Origin coordinates51.5435, -0.166889
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel7137
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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