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Sylvester, James Joseph, (1814-1897), mathematician

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Surname: Sylvester
Forenames: James Joseph
Gender: Male
Date: 1814-1897
Biography: ODNB link for Sylvester, James Joseph (1814-1897) Mathematician
Name authority reference: GB/NNAF/P134127 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P27839 )
Online related resources Bibliography of British and Irish History link for James Joseph Sylvester
Collections
Number Description Held by Reference Further information
1
1844-1976: corresp and papers
Cambridge University: St John's College Library
NRA 9502 St Johns Coll
2
1835-69: letters (10) to Charles Babbage
British Library, Manuscript Collections
3
1837-63: letters (41) to Lord Brougham
London University: University College London (UCL) Special Collections
See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
4
1865-95: letters (10) to Edith Gigliucci
London University: University College London (UCL) Special Collections
See Manuscript collections 1978
5
1859-85: letters (56) to Thomas Hirst
London University: University College London (UCL) Special Collections
See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
6
1845-92: corresp with Lord Kelvin
Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
NRA 20700 Stokes
7
1875-96: letters (19) to Sir Alfred Kempe
West Sussex Record Office
NRA 17595
8
letters (16) to Sir Joseph Lockyer
University of Exeter Library (Special Collections)
See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
9
1856-90: letters (60) to WJC Miller etc
Columbia University Libraries: Rare Book and Manuscript Library
See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
10
letters (14) to MG Mittag-Leffler
Makarna Mittag-Lefflers Matematiska Stiftelse (Mittag-Leffler Institute)
See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
11
1877-91: letters (18) to S Newcomb
Library of Congress, Manuscript Division
See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
12
1863-88: letters (12) to Sir George Stokes
Cambridge University Library: Department of Manuscripts and University Archives
NRA 20700 Stokes
13
letters (12) to John Tyndall
Royal Institution of Great Britain
See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982
14
1842-97: letters (107)
Brown University: John Hay Library
See HMC MS papers of British scientists 1600-1940, 1982