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Book dust

history of science
Louisiane Ferlier
23 January 2025
5 mins

Louisiane Ferlier looks at the three books donated to the Royal Society Library by mathematician Augustus De Morgan, all with intriguing inscriptions and insertions.

Penning puns

history of science
Virginia Mills
24 May 2021
5 mins

Virginia Mills is entertained by the witty letters and cartoons - including a depiction of the Astronomer Royal standing on his head - sent by mathematician Augustus De Morgan to his friend John Herschel.