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Letter, from Henri de Senarmont to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris

Reference number: HS/17/189

Date: 19 March 1862

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks for help [see Henri de Senarmont's 1862-2-24]; requests John Frederick William Herschel's further assistance in publishing a complete edition of writings of Augustin Fresnel.

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HS/17/189
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19 March 1862
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Henri Hureau de Senarmont

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Henri Hureau de Senarmont, Letter, from Henri de Senarmont to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris, 19 March 1862, HS/17/189, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_189/letter-from-henri-de-senarmont-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-paris, accessed on 17 December 2025

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