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

Reference number: HS/1/360

Date: 18 April 1836

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Autograph letter signed by sender. The Academy has received John Frederick William Herschel's 'Instructions for making ... meteorological observations in South Africa. Thanks him for this.

Reference number: HS/1/360
Earliest possible date: 18 April 1836
Page extent: 1 page
Format: 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 1836, HS/1/360, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_1_360/letter-from-d-francois-j-arago-to-sir-john-herschel-dated-at-paris, accessed on 18 May 2026

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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
1819-1875 Reference number: HS/1

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Dates: 1807 - 1875

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