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SOMERVILLE219

From:
William Herschel
To:
William Wallace
Date:
8 Jul 1812
Source of text:
MSH 4 / 326, Dep. c. 370, Bod, MS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

SOMERVILLE630

From:
William Wallace
To:
Mary Somerville
Date:
12 May 1816
Source of text:
MSW 1 / 160, Dep. c. 372, Bod, MS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

SOMERVILLE631

From:
William Wallace
To:
Mary Somerville
Date:
18 May 1816
Source of text:
MSW 1 / 161, Dep. c. 372, Bod, MS
Summary:

No summary available.

Contributor:
Brigitte Stenhouse

Herschel7813

From:
William Wallace
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[31 July 1815]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.21
Summary:

Sends paper on fluxions written for Edinburgh Encyclopaedia. Uses new formulas, dispensing with binomial theorem. Brings logarithmic and exponential formulae within power of common algebraic processes.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7814

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Wallace
Date:
[23 September 1815]
Source of text:
RS:HS 20:25
Summary:

WW's elegant presentation of doctrine of limits is best basis for elementary treatise but not for extensive work, because it involves imaginary functions. Charles Babbage is making progress in theory of functional equations.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7815

From:
Sir John Herschel
To:
William Wallace
Date:
22] October [1817
Source of text:
RS:HS 20.50
Summary:

Invites WW and [Thomas] Leybourn to join JH for dinner while Charles Babbage is visiting JH at Slough.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project

Herschel7816

From:
William Wallace
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[28 October 1817]
Source of text:
RS:HS 18.22
Summary:

Accepts invitation to visit Slough and meet Charles Babbage. [Thomas] Leybourn may accompany WW. Seeking area of conic sections.

Contributor:
John Herschel Project
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