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

Reference number: HS/15/348

Date: 23 August 1844

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Sends medical writings of Philip Spongia. Sends observations of Mauvais's Comet from Berlin, Milan, and Padua. Plans to present personal observations to the Royal Astronomical Society in the following year.

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HS/15/348
Earliest possible date
23 August 1844
Page extent
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, 23 August 1844, HS/15/348, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_15_348/letter-from-giovanni-santini-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-padua, accessed on 03 December 2024

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