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Letter, from D. Francois J. Arago to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris

Reference number: HS/1/355

Date: 18 April 1831

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanking him for his publication on the sun, and stating that it will be placed in the library of the Institute.

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HS/1/355
Earliest possible date
18 April 1831
Page extent
2 pages
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Manuscript

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Dominique Francois Jean Arago

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Dominique Francois Jean Arago, Dominque François Jean Arago, Letter, from D. Francois J. Arago to Sir John Herschel, dated at Paris, 18 April 1831, HS/1/355, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_1_355/letter-from-d-francois-j-arago-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-paris, accessed on 18 April 2026

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