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

Reference number: HS/1/357

Date: 15 October 1832

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Autograph letter signed by sender. Thanking him for sending the Memoirs.

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HS/1/357
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15 October 1832
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1 page
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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, 15 October 1832, HS/1/357, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_1_357/letter-from-d-francois-j-arago-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-paris, accessed on 17 February 2026

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