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Autograph letter signed by sender. François Arago has communicated John Frederick William Herschel's letter informing him that Urbain J. J. Leverrier has been awarded the Copley Medal.

Reference number
HS/11/195
Earliest possible date
22 November 1846
Page extent
1 page
Format
Manuscript

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Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier

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Urbain Jean Joseph Le Verrier, Letter, from Urbain J. J. Leverrier to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris, 22 November 1846, HS/11/195, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_11_195/letter-from-urbain-j-j-leverrier-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-paris, accessed on 03 December 2024

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