ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL Autograph Letter Signed to President o

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ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL. Autograph Letter Signed, to President of Johns Hopkins University Daniel Coit Gilman, arranging a meeting with Gilman and mathematician Simon Newcomb. 1/2 page, 8vo, personal stationery, with integral blank; horizontal folds. Washington, nd

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"It would give me pleasure to see you here quite informally on Saturday evening, February 4th, from 9 to 11 o'clock, to meet Prof. Simon Newcomb and a few other gentleman."

The Department of Mathematics at Johns Hopkins University was founded in 1876. Eight years later, Newcomb was appointed professor of mathematics and astronomy there, a position he held until 1893. While at Johns Hopkins, Newcomb edited the American Journal of Mathematics 1885-1900, and co-founded the American Astronomical Society in 1899.

From the Collection of William Wheeler III.