Record

RefNoHS/6/192
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Augustus De Morgan to Sir John Herschel, dated at 69 Gower St.
CreatorMorgan; Augustus de (1806-1871); British mathematician; logician; Professor of Mathematics at University College London
RecipientJohn Frederick William Herschel
Date10 February 1844
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. All the tables in Charles Ansell's work are expressed in decimals. Gives advice on type of insurance for sickness and death. Regarding the true inventor of J. E. Bode's law. Very few at the Anniversary dinner.
LanguageEnglish
Extent4pp
FormatManuscript
Place origin69 Gower St, London, London
Origin coordinates51.5224, -0.1326
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AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel6894
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer1792 - 1871

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