Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to D. Francois J. Arago

Reference number: HS/1/351

Date: 30 January 1822

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Draft letter. Informing him that he (Francois Arago) has been elected an Associate of the Astronomical Society of London. Postscript : Henry Kater hopes to hear from Francois Arago soon. Thanks him for tables of Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus.

Reference number: HS/1/351
Earliest possible date: 30 January 1822
Page extent: 3 pages
Format: Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel

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John Frederick William Herschel, Draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to D. Francois J. Arago, 30 January 1822, HS/1/351, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_1_351/draft-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-d-francois-j-arago, accessed on 13 January 2026

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Copy of draft letter, from Sir John Herschel to D. François J. Arago
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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 1 Abbe-Auwers
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Dates: 1807 - 1875

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