From:
James Joseph Sylvester
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[13 May 1861]
Source of text:
RS:HS 17.161
Summary:
Thanks for memoirs sent.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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Thanks for memoirs sent.
Sends paper on 'elimination.' Requests recommendation from JH for professorship of mathematics at University of Virginia.
Sends JH proceedings of Mathematical Society of London and asks JH to join.
Thanks for note explaining refusal to undertake another new subject, JS's mathematical paper. Updates on algebra books.
Wonders if mathematical result recently presented by [J. A.] Serret was published many years ago by JH. Comments on recurrence of identical problems in mathematical study.