Letter to John William Donaldson
Overview
Charles Hughes Terrot (1790-1872), a Scottish Episcopal bishop of Edinburgh, was also a mathematician and a member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh for 14 years. In this letter, Terrot writes to John William Donaldson (1811-1861), a philologist. Terrot shares some mathematical notations and equations and asks Donaldson to contribute a literary paper for the Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Dates
- Creation: February 3, 1846
Creator
- Terrot, Charles Hughes, 1790-1872 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Extent
1 folder (1 leaf)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
MS P718
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Maggs Bros Rare Books, June 27, 1966
Processing Information
Former SC temporary call number: MS (Box) 38:80 Former temporary collection name: Collection of 19th c. letters: Miscellaneous group of mainly English letters: mostly 19th c, some 20th c, a few 18th c.
Subject
- Donaldson, John William, 1811-1861 (Person)
- Terrot, Charles Hughes, 1790-1872 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Charles Hughes Terrot Letter
- Subtitle
- Letter to John William Donaldson
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by mab, 2008. Finding aid encoded by mab, 2008.
- Date
- 2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/2184300363
- Preferred citation
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Charles Hughes Terrot letter to John William Donaldson, Department of Special Collections, MS P718, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository