| RefNo | HS/11/482 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Guglielmo Libri Carucci dalla Sommaja to Augustus De Morgan, dated at 2 Bloomsbury Square, London |
| Creator | Libri Carucci dalla Sommaja; Guglielmo Brutus Icilius Timeleone (1803-1869); Italian mathematician; manuscript collector and thief |
| Date | 7 September 1867 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Regarding the affair with [Michel] Chasles, whom Libri accuses to have led a campaign in print against him in the Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences and have prevented him to be elected. Exchanges on Newton and his mother [Hannah] Ayscough Newton. Mentions the possible Pascal forgery. Has sent a printed letter to Forbes and Brewster. |
| Language | French |
| Extent | 4pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | 2 Bloomsbury Square, London |
| Origin coordinates | 51.518889, -0.122778 |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |