Author: SMITH, Henry John Stanley (1826-83)
Title: Autograph Letter Signed (Partial)
Description: This Irish mathematician was considered the authority on the theory of numbers; a disciple of the great German mathematician and astronomer Carl Friedrich Gauss. Partial ALS, 4½" X 3 3/4", n.p. [London, England], n.d. Very good. Fragment, reading in part: "I shall be here til Wednesday morning. My address in London will be at the Athenaeum.. I have just heard from Mr. [?], and am glad to find that he speaks of himself as better." Flowery salutation and bold signature. Uncommon. .

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