From:
George Boole
To:
Sir John Herschel
Date:
[8 April 1861]
Source of text:
RS:HS 5.84
Summary:
Questions arising from JH's 'On a New Projection of the Sphere.' Will send his solution if JH is interested.
Contributor:
John Herschel Project
Questions arising from JH's 'On a New Projection of the Sphere.' Will send his solution if JH is interested.
Sends Mathematical Monthly with JH's portrait and catalog of his writings. Smithsonian will send rain data JH wants. Discusses politics and hopes England will help break the cotton monopoly and thereby end slavery.