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Letter, from Giovanni B. Amici to Sir John Herschel, dated at Lyons

Reference number: HS/1/340

Date: 8 May 1827

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Regarding the telescope of the Rev. [T. J.?] Hussey of Chislehurst.

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HS/1/340
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8 May 1827
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2 pages
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Manuscript

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Giovanni Battista Amici

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Giovanni Battista Amici, Letter, from Giovanni B. Amici to Sir John Herschel, dated at Lyons, 8 May 1827, HS/1/340, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_1_340/letter-from-giovanni-b-amici-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-lyons, accessed on 14 July 2026

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