Letter, from [A. J. F.] Yvon Villarceau to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris
Reference number: HS/17/422
Date: 11 June 1852
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Is sending a mathematical work on the stability of a moving locomotive, and hopes it will interest John Frederick William Herschel. Yvon Villarceau would like it presented to the Royal Society [of London] Refers to Yvon Villarceau's work on double stars.
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- HS/17/422
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- 11 June 1852
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- 2 pages
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Antoine-Joseph Yvon Villarceau, Letter, from [A. J. F.] Yvon Villarceau to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris, 11 June 1852, HS/17/422, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_422/letter-from-a-j-f-yvon-villarceau-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-paris, accessed on 08 December 2025
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: John Frederick William Herschel Reference number: HS -
Correspondence of John Frederick William Herschel: volume 17 Stark-V miscellaneous
1821-1870 Reference number: HS/17
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