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Chasles, Michel: letter, 31 Aug 1852


IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0096 AL24

Held at: Senate House Library, University of London

Title: Chasles, Michel: letter, 31 Aug 1852

Date(s): 1852

Level of description: Collection

Extent: 3 leaves

Name of creator(s): Chasles | Michel | 1793-1880 | French mathematician

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

Michel Chasles studied at the École Polytechnique in Paris and later held professorships there and at the Sorbonne. He became a leading figure in the field of geometry and was awarded the Copley Medal in 1865.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Letter from Michel Chasles of Paris to Augustus De Morgan, 31 Aug 1852. On mathematical matters. Autograph, with signature.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: French

System of arrangement:

See hard copy catalogue

Conditions governing access:

Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Please contact the University Archivist for details. 24 hours notice is required for research visits.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

Physical characteristics:

Finding aids:

Catalogue of the manuscripts and autograph letters in the University Library at the central building of the University of London (1921). A copy is available in the Library's Palaeography Room.

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Accruals:

Archival history:

See archivist

Immediate source of acquisition:

Bought from Tregaskis in 1912, about 2 months after Ludlow's books were sold at Hodgson's.

ALLIED MATERIALS

Existence and location of originals:

Existence and location of copies:

On negative microfilm - reference: MIC 242/2

Related material:

Publication note:

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Compiled by Anya Turner.

Rules or conventions: Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions: July 2008


INDEX ENTRIES
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Mathematics

Personal names
Chasles | Michel | 1793-1880 | French mathematician

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