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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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Manuscript

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Antoine-Joseph Yvon Villarceau

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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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