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The Royal Society: Science in the Making

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28 November 1835

Autograph letter signed by sender. Announcing that John Frederick William Herschel and James South have been awarded the J. J. Lalande prize for their Double and Triple Stars.

13 June 1835 Sender: Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier Reference number: HS/7/345