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Letter, from Giovanni Santini to Sir John Herschel, dated at Padua

Reference number: HS/15/343

Date: 24 November 1825

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks profusely for two volumes of Astronomical Society's memoirs. Sends brochure containing two memoirs: one on eclipse of 1820, the other on two comets in 1823-24. Gives news of various acquaintances and friends.

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HS/15/343
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24 November 1825
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3 pages
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Manuscript

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Giovanni Sante Gaspero Santini

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Giovanni Sante Gaspero Santini, Letter, from Giovanni Santini to Sir John Herschel, dated at Padua, 24 November 1825, HS/15/343, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_343/letter-from-giovanni-santini-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-padua, accessed on 05 December 2024

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