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RefNoHS/11/55
LevelItem
TitlePostscript, from Thomas P. Kirkman to Sir John Herschel, dated at Croft Rectory near Warrington
CreatorThomas P. Kirkman
Date13 November 1863
DescriptionPostscript to letter. Sending a demonstration of the last theorem of Pierre Fermat, which has been the subject of a prize of the Academy many times. Would like his views on the logic. Arthur Cayley has done everything possible to prevent T. Kirkman from winning the Academy medal.
LanguageEnglish
Extent4pp
FormatManuscript
Place originCroft Rectory near Warrington, Cheshire
Origin coordinates53.437, A2.552
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel11161
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA1116Kirkman; Thomas Penyngton (1806 - 1895)1806 - 1895
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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