Letter, from [A. J. F.] Yvon Villarceau to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris
Reference number: HS/17/423
Date: 17 November 1864
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Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanks for John Frederick William Herschel's 'Catalogue of Nebulae.' Comments on the problems of accuracy in Yvon Villarceau's meridian instrument due to fluctuating temperatures and other problems. Also refers to geodetic and trigonometric considerations.
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- HS/17/423
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- 17 November 1864
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- 4 pages
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Antoine-Joseph Yvon Villarceau, Letter, from [A. J. F.] Yvon Villarceau to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris, 17 November 1864, HS/17/423, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_17_423/letter-from-a-j-f-yvon-villarceau-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-paris, accessed on 17 June 2025
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Correspondence of Sir John Frederick William Herschel
1812-1870 Creator: Sir; 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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