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Jean-Felix Adolphe Gambart
John Frederick William Herschel
John Frederick William Herschel publishes in the Philosophical Transactions
1826:
John Frederick William Herschel publishes “On the parallax of the fixed stars”.
Autograph letter signed by sender. Observed this morning, for the first time, a comet. Gives readings.
Reference number: HS/8/40