Reference number | HS/6/309 |
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 |
Date | 7 February 1858 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Queries on what meridian the year began. Returned a book to the Royal Society [of London], which had been away for many years. Believes the Royal Society [of London] Library was expurgated between 1734 and 1740. |
Language | English |
Extent | 4pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | 7 Camden St., London |
Origin coordinates | 51.541, -0.1433 |
Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
Access status | Open |
URL description | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel7081
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Fellows associated with this archive
Code | Name | Dates |
NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |