RefNo | HS/6/379 |
Level | Item |
Title | Letter, from Augustus De Morgan to Sir John Herschel, dated at 91 Adelaide Road |
Creator | Morgan; Augustus de (1806-1871); British mathematician; logician; Professor of Mathematics at University College London |
Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
Date | 13 September 1865 |
Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. W. R. Hamilton and W. H. Smyth are dead. Corresponded with Hamilton for 30 years though only met him once. Has before him the proofs of his own paper on the origin of the + and - signs. |
Language | English |
Extent | 4pp |
Format | Manuscript |
Place origin | 91 Adelaide Road, London |
Origin coordinates | 51.5442, -0.1609 |
Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
AccessStatus | Open |
URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel7180
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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 |