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RefNoHS/6/263
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Augustus De Morgan to Sir John Herschel, dated at 7 Camden St.
CreatorMorgan; Augustus de (1806-1871); British mathematician; logician; Professor of Mathematics at University College London
Date25 March 1853
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. The book on the coinage of England in the 1670s is by one William Jeake. Comments on the diversity of coins available at that date and how their values changed by proclamation. Should the present coinage be decimalized he hopes the half crown will be withdrawn.
LanguageEnglish
Extent3pp
FormatManuscript
Place origin7 Camden St., London
Origin coordinates51.541, -0.1433
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel7016
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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